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...Topeka-based minister Fred Phelps has been in the national spotlight for his group’s staunch opposition to homosexuality and frequent protests with strongly-worded signs. After commencement, the Westboro Baptist Church picketed the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, which was preparing to rule in a case concerning same-sex marriage...

Author: By J. hale Russell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Anti-Gay Rights Group Protests At Commencement | 6/27/2003 | See Source »

Staying trendy and keeping up on just where to find the beaded leather anklets at the Topeka outlet, however, aren’t the only things on the VPs’ minds. The company is aggressively expanding under the leadership of its CEO Michael S. Jeffries, moving into children’s clothing, home furnishings and surfer-style clothing. It’s hoped that the expansion will help Abercrombie increase its market share at the expense of chief rivals like The Gap, J. Crew and American Eagle. It’s a goal shared by all of the company?...

Author: By K. Romero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Career Goals: 1) Great Abs, 2) Better Gluts, 3) Develop Team-Building Skills | 4/17/2003 | See Source »

Fact: We have many beautiful cities, but we also have easy access to the great outdoors that rural areas offer. It amazes me how many people assume that there are no highly populated cities in the Midwest. I’m from Topeka, which is no metropolis even by Midwest standards, but I live right near a mall and every chain restaurant imaginable. I am also a 20 minute drive from hay bails in one direction, and the ghetto in another direction. Our downtown area even has bums. That’s one of the three criteria for official status...

Author: By Sam A. Winter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Who You Calling a Hick? | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

...population has the annual household income of $200,000 that qualifies them as luxury shoppers. You could go broke catering to that lot. "The preponderance of luxury goods is not sold to that population," says Bills of RPA. "The majority are licensed goods sold in Topeka, Kansas, and places like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seduction Booths | 2/5/2003 | See Source »

This June, Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is coming to Cambridge to supplement your education with a fact you are not likely to learn in your classes: God hates fags. Westboro Baptist—the Topeka, Kans. church infamous for its anti-gay demonstration at the funeral of hate crime victim Matthew Shepherd and for maintaining the website www.godhatesfags.com—announced last month that it will be picketing the commencement ceremony of Harvard Law School to protest the school’s proposed ban on offensive speech...

Author: By Nathaniel A. Smith, | Title: Homophobia in God's Name | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

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