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  • October 2008

    • Rapper's Old-School Fashion Line Far From OutKast

      New York Times  |  Oct 2, 08 2:18 PM CDT

      Rapper's Old-School Fashion Line Far From OutKast

      (Newser) - With a nostalgic collection far more ambitious than those of most celebrity designers, rapper/actor André Benjamin—aka André 3000, half of the duo OutKast—looks “like Ralph Lauren having a Steampunk moment,” Eric Wilson writes in the New York Times . The Benjamin Bixby collection, “inspired by Ivy League athletics of the 1930s,” shows he “would rather curl up at home with his Singer than be known as another singer who can sew.” More »

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      fashion  • hip-hop  • rapper  • Fashion Week  • fashion label  • prep schools  • Outkast

  • February 2008

    • Racist Hate Mail Probed at NH Prep School

      New York Times  |  Feb 21, 08 3:27 PM CST

      Racist Hate Mail Probed at NH Prep School

      (Newser) - Police, the FBI, and the US Postal Service are investigating hate mail sent to black students at an elite prep school, the New York Times reports. Sources say students at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire received letters containing their photos from the school's directory with the words "bang bang get out of here" beneath. The letters had apparently been posted from a nearby town. More »

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      New Hampshire  • racism  • student  • prep schools  • hate mail

  • January 2008

    • Prep Schools' Endowments Skyrocket

      New York Times  |  Jan 26, 08 1:15 PM CST

      Prep Schools' Endowments Skyrocket

      (Newser) - Endowments at the nation’s elite prep schools have exploded over the past decade, mirroring the trend at top colleges, reports the New York Times . America’s older schools have fared best: the endowment of Phillips Exeter Academy in NH has broken $1 billion, double its amount in 2002, while Phillips Academy in Andover holds more than $800 million. More »

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      wealth  • endowment  • financial aid  • private schools  • prep schools

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