Word: program
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...group, after all, requires potential members to write essays as part of an open application process. And once accepted, members pay $250 per semester in dues--though a financial aid program is available...
...most flyers as scarcely more pleasant than root-canal work. To counter that image, American Airlines plans to yank enough seats from all of its domestic fleet by the end of the year to allow coach passengers up to an extra 4 in. of legroom. United offers a similar program in its first 10 rows but only for those holding full-price economy tickets or for premier frequent flyers...
...Sundance film festival in January, Girlfight, about a woman who finds fulfillment through boxing, won a prize for drama. On the Ropes, a documentary featuring Tyrene Manson, an aspiring pro fighter training for the Golden Gloves, was nominated for an Oscar. "Especially with the growth of the amateur program, it's here to stay," says former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. "The women can fight...
Another draw is boxing's promise, however distant, of a full-time career. Manson, now on a work-release program related to a drug charge, remains driven to turn pro to show inner-city neighbors "I made something of myself." Vitiello last month launched Girls First, a New York-based nonprofit foundation to train and sponsor would-be Smokes and Butterflies...
...that the Scouts broke a city ordinance when they barred former eagle scout Keith Richardson from applying for a job because he is gay. The next year the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois sued Chicago itself for sponsoring 28 troops of Explorers, a career-oriented Boy Scouts program for older youth. It was the first time a chartering institution, rather than the Scouts, had been sued. In 1998, the city relented and withdrew its sponsorship...