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...general belief is that Cabot is the need dorm with the highest GPA," says Charles S. Woo '95, who lives in the house...
...everyone here is super-academic," Woo says. "My rooming group alone destroys the high GPA myth...
...candidates who have filed for the race -- apparently the largest number in the city's history -- are a bus driver, a banker, two millionaires, a disabled veteran, a railroad worker, a retired policeman, a plumber and an actor-tax preparer. The leading contenders include city councilman Mike Woo, state assemblyman Richard Katz and lawyer Richard Riordan. The biggest problem: fitting all the names on the ballot, which comes in seven languages...
Those involved with the Pollard affair had suspicions that Bush, in a bid to woo Jewish voters, would pardon the spy toward the end of the presidential campaign. But, as Secretary of State-turned Chief of Staff James Baker put it so bluntly in a White House meeting, Jews were not among the GOP's top concerns on Election Day. (Quite frankly, American Jews--more than 80% of whom voted for Bill Clinton--did not want four more years of Bush and his Israel-squeezing sidekick, anyway.) Bush remained firm and instead pardoned a man who helped to orchestrate Pollard...
...understanding isn't the same as speaking out. Fitting in, not standing up, is what comes naturally, especially for politicians. And for Asian-Americans especially, fitting in just isn't good enough if it means ignoring broader responsibilities to the community. As Woo acknowledges, attending to one's dual responsibilities once in office might require more work and longer hours than other politicians need to spend...