| De-bunking the mystery of matching dorm mates
An 18-year-old from Southern California can stress about so much on move-in day at San Francisco State University. Will all of the shoes she's brought fit into her half of a 12-by-15 room? Does that nursery-school playground below her window mean that 4-year-olds will be delivering her wake-up call? And where, exactly, do those BART trains she's heard about stop? The one thing she doesn't have to dwell on anymore as she makes her first home away from home: Who's that 18-year-old in the other bed? Ashley Hillstead, a blonde from just outside of Los Angeles, and Ashley Hollinger, a brunette from the San Fernando Valley, represent a new generation of freshman roommates who've chosen each other via e-mail and social networking sites. On move-in day, they stood united, two would-be fashion buyers a bit aghast at the spartan quarters.
Recent Graduates of the Academy of Art University Fashion School Debut Spring 2008 Collections During Mercedes-Benz ...
Academy of Art University will present the Spring collections for 2008 of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week on Saturday, September 8th at 7:00 pm in 'The Tent' in Bryant Park in New York City. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 23, 2007 -- The top fashion design school at Academy of Art University will present the Spring collections for 2008 of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week on Saturday, September 8th at 7:00 pm in 'The Tent' in Bryant Park, Sixth Avenue at 41st Street in New York City. "Part of our commitment to the graduate designers is to help launch their careers and have their collections seen by as many industry people as possible," said Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of Academy of Art University. "Debuting the collections during New York Fashion Week makes sense as the national and international fashion community is in town at that time." .
Barry Tompkins: A sports tale of the times
A POLITICAL cartoon flashed across my desk last week that suddenly made me wish I'd fulfilled my mother's deepest wishes and gone to med school. The cartoon showed an image of Barry Bonds with a hypodermic needle protruding from his behind, riding a bike in the Tour de France and being chased by Michael Vick's dogs. It is all you need to say about the world of sports. My world. I grew up in San Francisco at a time when the team's third baseman could very likely live next door. And, when he wasn't playing third base during the season, he might be cleaning out your heater in the winter. In fact, he might even come over in neighborly fashion and ask if he could borrow a cup of bourbon. One of the reasons the Brooklyn Dodgers were the darlings that they were is that most of the players lived in Brooklyn.
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