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...Line and women’s Quasar teams now anxiously await to hear what seeding will come their way for Nationals, where the top 20 teams in the country will face off. For the Red Line—a team whose roots stretch back to the 1970s??it’s nothing new, but for Quasar, this season marks its first trip to the championships, which will take place in Madison, Wisc. over Memorial Day Weekend...
...looking at the global campaign that eradicated malaria during the mid-1960s through late 1970s??the first successful elimination of an infectious disease. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...signature fist pump of a handshake and the catchphrases that turn up in every performance quickly become tiresome. Buck’s story is based on the life of The Amazing Kreskin—the mentalist and TV performer who achieved a brief moment of fame in the 1970s??but Malkovich’s performance turns him into a two-dimensional cartoon. For some reason, Buck’s old-timey routine fascinates Troy. “He was cheesy, no denying that, but he also seemed to have a timeless charm that the audience loved...
...Christianity and more progressive political movements have often found themselves intertwined. During the nineteenth century, many who believed in a literal and inerrant interpretation of Scripture fought for an agenda of social progress, including the abolition of slavery and women’s equality. But ever since the late 1970s??when the IRS declined to grant tax-free status to fundamentalist Bob Jones University—many evangelical leaders have become increasingly conservative in their political demands. As a result, in recent years, “religious” has become synonymous with the aims...
...This perseverance and drive has carried the daughter of a United Nations economist—who took her first step on American soil when she arrived at Harvard in the early 1970s??through three decades on the upper echelon of global economics. And as a top official at the World Bank in this time of economic duress, the Harvard alumna with a reputation for her focus and passion is now working harder than ever...