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Three months have passed since those heady days of August, and the search process has shifted into high gear. The search committee has consulted just about everyone but students and staff members...
...group of students say they have laid the groundwork for Inside Japan, a magazine dedicated to Japanese culture, politics and economy on campus. Already, the publication's executive board has begun networking with other organizations, such as the Japanese Consulate and universities in Japan, in an effort to gear up for its premiere issue this February...
...items ranging from animal shampoo to mobile homes to microwave ovens. Four 18-ft. boats sold for $3,750. Other items were less than a steal: four used TV sets sold for a total of $2,000. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers International, a Vancouver, B.C., firm that bought the surplus gear from Exxon, collected $3.8 million on the first day of the four-day auction. The oil company, which will send experts back to Prince William Sound next spring to continue the job, says it has plenty of equipment left to complete the cleanup...
When Wynton entered NOCCA at 15, his musical development shifted into high gear. Tom Tewes, the school's founding principal, recalls that he was a "brilliant student, always at the top." Says Arlene McCarthy, a New Orleans attorney and former NOCCA student: "Everybody knew he was destined to do so much in music." For all his current stress on roots, Wynton showed little interest in the New Orleans jazz tradition while growing up there. His main exposure to jazz came from listening to his father's modern quintet play at Lu and Charlie's, a restaurant on the edge...
...Gear footwear firm believed that a new line of $70 "performance shoes" endorsed by the reclusive star would lift the company out of the financial doldrums and challenge Nike and Reebok. But it's as easy as A-B-C to see that sales have been...