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Both Reagans have always been superstitious, observing such harmless rituals as knocking on wood and walking around, never under, ladders. The President puts a certain coin and a gold lucky charm in his pocket each morning, and routinely tosses salt over his left shoulder not just when he spills some but before all his meals. Ronald Reagan freely admits his superstition, but in a manner that allays concern. In his 1965 autobiography, Where's the Rest of Me?, he breezily describes his and Nancy's attention to syndicated horoscopes. And Nancy Reagan is far from the first First Lady...
Oklahoma State (12th) will square-off against Kentucky (6th) in both teams' first match. Jane Wood and Monika Waniek, the nation's ninth-ranked doubles team will lead the way for the Cowboys. The Wildcats will look to Sonia Hahn and Tamaka Takagi to lead the way in singles...
...than 240 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and ceramics, the outpouring of a protean talent who influenced the course of modern painting more than anyone except Cezanne. One may be half prepared for Gauguin's impact on younger artists after 1900, but to see it in the paint (and the wood) is another matter. Where does that peculiar, dense, purply brown shading of Picasso's early work come from but the bodies of Gauguin's Tahitians? Most of early Matisse seems present in the twining lines and harsh dissonances of red, yellow and green with which Gauguin pictured himself 15 years...
Official rules state that all of the rafts must be constructed by the contestants and that no motors are allowed. A popular flotation strategy has been to use kegs or inner tubes, and for propulsion, past participants have used pieces of wood attached to dining hall trays as oars. Raft designs have included crude constructions of planks, an elaborate Viking raft, and last year's Eliot House entry--a preppy raft complete with putting green...
...nude serenade had been purchased last week at Cabot House's annual Dutch Auction. "It was a good deal, for $52," said Brenda Wood, who was the highest bidder. Wood, who was visiting her daughter, Cabot resident Lori Wood '88, decided to buy the serenade for herself...