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...Sound like an old-fashioned finishing school? It is, with one twist: the pupils are all men. Image consultant Mather and recruitment specialist Penny Edge tutor men, who range in age from 19 to 50, in modern manners at Britain's first male finishing school, founded in October 2005. "In these days of equality, what's good for women is good for men," says Mather, co-founder of the successful Finishing Academy for ladies in Cheshire. The gentlemen apparently agree. Mather has bookings for the men's academy through January 2007, and is considering setting up shop in North America...
...irresponsibility. The UC overruled a recommendation from the council’s Finance Committee (FiCom), which had voted not to award Mission Hill any of the $2,500 that the group had requested for vans. Mission Hill sends volunteers to housing developments in Roxbury four afternoons a week to tutor and mentor children ages five to 13. More than 80 Mission Hill supporters attended last night’s meeting, in an attempt to influence the council, according to Jonathan B.C. Tannen ’07, one of Mission Hill’s directors. “If we don?...
...Though the tournament teetered on chaos from time to time, with plans to follow a pre-made bracket falling by the wayside, the spirit of fun prevailed throughout the night. One of those responsible for that spirit, tournament music director and residential tutor Martin S. Bell ’03, shed some insight into the game at hand and the importance of his role in the event. “Connect Four is, if nothing else, a game fueled by pure adrenaline,” said Bell, who is a former Crimson sports executive. Describing his objective...
...Activism in the 21st century,” sponsored by BAF, the Black Students Association, and the Institute of Politics. The panel will include talks by guest speakers Uzodinma Iweala and Chandra Ortiz, and will be moderated by Lecturer on History and Literature and Quincy House Resident Tutor Timothy P. McCarthy ’93. On the same day, the film, “Keep on Walking: Joshua Nelson, The Jewish Gospel Singer,” will be shown at the Carpenter center. There will also be an Arts Showcase that will include an act by a Senegalese musician from...
...Cabot House tutor will climb Mt. Everest this August to raise charity funds for a hospice for terminally ill children. “It’s about doing something I want to do and for a good cause,” said Myles G. Osborne, Ph.D. candidate in History and African Studies, who will be the only member of his expedition that is climbing for charity. Osbourne said he plans to donate the money to Naomi House, a hospice in southern United Kingdom. “I always had the climb in the back of my mind...