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Calling the decision to write a letter "unusual," Jardine explained that it emerged from an atmosphere of shock and dismay following the announcement that Honig would not receive tenure...
News of the suicide was a shock to the wide network of people Dorris and Erdrich had helped and writers whose work they encouraged. The couple met at Dartmouth, where Dorris, part Modoc Indian, had founded the Native American studies program, and Erdrich, also part Native American, was a student and later a writer-in-residence. While Erdrich won praise for her fiction, Dorris' most recognized achievement was his 1989 nonfiction book The Broken Cord. In it Dorris describes how, at age 26, he adopted a three-year-old Sioux boy, becoming one of the first single men in America...
...among other religions, is remiss in providing for the spiritual needs of us mortals? The proliferation of alternative religions seems to indicate so. What will be the next group to leave us on this quest? We should brace ourselves for more surprises and hope that our capacity to be shocked, as well as our ability to recover from the shock, will remain intact. VICTOR SOLLORANO Geneva...
...outing of Ellen. But what a pathetic symbol it is. No hard-fought legal battle has been won, no ultimate freedom from discrimination finally afforded. Rather, a sitcom star, already assumed by most to be a lesbian, has decided to openly proclaim her sexuality. This revelation comes as no shock to any fan of the show, and it has already been acknowledged as an attempt to boost ratings. DeGeneres claims that her decision to have the character come out was made to pacify her own soul. How convenient that her catharsis is to take place just in time...
...rakish, high-flying Galliano was a shock to the French system, Alexander McQueen was even worse, especially when his first show was a medley of British bad taste. Arnault is unworried: "His shows were original and surprising, full of ideas. It's not easy for a young designer to adjust to this world...