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Michael R. Doyen, a member of the Review committee, said the faculty committee gave the plan "mixed reviews." He added the faculty committee was particularly concerned about the Review's receiving information from the Law School admissions office. "People are split on this the same way as in the past," Doyen said...
...Doyen stressed that the final decision on staff selection rests with the Review, saying, "There is no formal mechanism for faculty control. The Review is an autonomous organization...
...pace was grueling, and at least one former fashion doyen, James Brady, ex-publisher of Women's Wear, was glad to have remained at home in New York. Said he: "You get a designer who shows about 300 pieces, then feels he has to make a speech for half an hour. The Italian press is yelling basta, basta. And the French press is rolling up programs and flinging them at him. And the American press is hung over from drinking too much...
...single boot. Another oldtimer is T.C. ("Buck") Steiner, 79, a former rodeo star and owner of the Austin-based Capitol Saddlery. His boots take from five to nine weeks to complete, and prices range from $250 for cowhide to $1,000 for a pair of alligators. But the unquestioned doyen of the Texas bootmakers is Sam Lucchese (pronounced Lew Casey), who is, says Steiner, "in a class by himself, the best in the business...
...stumbling started at the All-Star break, when the Red Sox were 57-26. In a decline fueled by injuries, they since then have played below .500 ball. In early July, Shortstop Rick Burleson hurt his ankle and missed 18 games, twelve of which the team lost. The Sox doyen. Carl Yastrzemski. injured his nagging back, then his shoulder, then his wrist. Pepper-Pot Second Baseman Jerry Remy fractured his wrist last month, and is still playing with it taped. Dwight Evans was hit by a pitch and gets dizzy chasing fly balls. Add to that Catcher Carlton Fisk...