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...possible merger between Harvard and Radcliffewould affect more than just the Bunting'sadmission policies. According to those associatedwith the institute, a final deal could clarify anadministrative situation that has always beenperplexing for many Bunting fellows, whose stay inCambridge is frequently limited to a year...
Still, fellows say that though the institute'sbond to Radcliffe is strong, their own loyaltieshave always been closer to the Bunting itself, andthus a change in the Bunting's umbrellaorganization might not affect its daily workings...
...gets them right? Not quite. According to the New York State penal code, a person is guilty of fortunetelling if he or she purports to be "able, by claimed or pretended use of occult powers, to answer questions or give advice on personal matters or to exorcise, influence or affect evil spirits or curses." Now, that would seem to apply to the horoscope in the back pages of, say, the New York Daily News. There is, however, an exception. Fortunetelling is legal if it's for entertainment. Confused by the distinction, I decide to consult some experts in the field...
...pictures themselves. A strangely moody image from 1677, of a couple eating oysters in a shadowed courtyard while a black servant plays the viola, is one of the best of all his paintings. But the earlier, inward, reflective De Hoochs seem closer to his own life, and so they affect us more...
Reading about the failure of mandatory-sentencing laws made my heart skip a beat. I realized that the sad situation described so vividly would soon affect my family. My son Eric, who turned 20 just a few weeks ago, is looking at a sentence of six to nine years in prison. Eric, like many other young people, fell prey to adult drug runners, who continue to walk freely the streets of America's small towns. Eric had no criminal record. This is a terrible injustice. EDNA BUNTAIN Paris...