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...single pattern in their activities and concentrations, but they share many characteristics. Many bridged the gap between Harvard and their homes by studying at secondary schools in Europe--usually in Britain, says Ndiaye, who studied for two years in South Wales. "Most of the students come from the upper strata of African society," he says...
While the Tigers have maintained the upper hand over the Crimson lately by winning the last three dual meets, this year's match-up promises to be close and exciting as usual. The home team still remains the under dog, but Coach Joe Bernal's clubs are always tough at Blodgett Pool, where they have dropped only two meets in the building's existence: to Princeton in both...
ALTHOUGH campaigns would prefer to sit on the upper part of the polling spectrum, the campaign of former Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt has found some strategic advantages at the bottom. Mike Muir, Babbitt's campaign manager for New Hampshire, claims his candidate has gained "tremendous recognition" speaking his mind on controversial issues since he does not have to worry about his place in the polls (mainly, because he barely has one), while other candidates are restricted by the fear of jeopardizing their rank. "The governor's stand on the deficit has received more play simply because of the contrast offered...
Rendell's most recent work, Talking to Strange Men (Pantheon; 280 pages; $16.95), eerily recalls Lord of the Flies. Her schoolboys and -girls are not washed up on some island but housed in upper-middle-class comfort. Yet mentally they inhabit an unseen world where they play an elaborate game of spy and counterspy, conducted with high solemnity and utter ruthlessness. This emotional tinderbox is ignited when the espionage is discovered by an unstable outsider who believes he has found evidence of treason. Rendell's trademark is to invert the classic adventure story: rather than transmute ordinary men into heroes...
Charles Waterton was just another typical eccentric. In his 80s the eminent country squire was to be seen clambering around the upper branches of an oak tree with what was aptly described as the agility of an "adolescent gorilla." The beloved 27th lord of Walton Hall also devoted his distinguished old age to scratching the back part of his head with his right big toe. Such displays of animal high spirits were not, however, confined to the gentleman's later years. When young, Waterton made four separate trips to South America, where he sought the wourali poison (a cure...