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...sympathize at all with Kate Galbraith's "disgust and outrage" over Undergraduate Council election campaigns. "The deeper problem" to which Ms. Galbraith referred in her letter of March 29, "Undergraduate Council Campaigning Was Absurd," has nothing to do with the elections, but with the weak social life at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.C. Campaigns Fun, Not Disgusting | 5/22/1996 | See Source »

...staff rightly critiques Mansfield's detractors but fails to discuss the full context for their protest. Mansfield's claim that affirmative action is undermining Harvard's commitment to academic excellence is patently absurd. By a variety of indicators, from rising admissions standards to the recruitment of acclaimed faculty, Harvard's academic brilliance seems to be intensifying, not decreasing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mansfield Is Wrong | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

...denied that the remotely piloted aircraft was in the area. After being confronted with evidence to the contrary, an army spokesman said the plane was on another mission, but Beirut bureau chief Lara Marlowe reports that U.N. officials are skeptical of Israel's explanation. "They say it is absurd that a drone would be there not looking at the area they were shelling. The claims don't stand up." The army also said the camp was hit only by one or two errant rounds. A preliminary U.N. report however, shows that 15 shells hit the peacekeepers camp. U.N. Secretary General...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Caught On Tape | 5/6/1996 | See Source »

While it is only a formality, the very insistence on having a first-year complete a list of the courses he or she plans to take in the next four years is absurd. How can we possibly know at that point if our interests will remain unchanged? But you can always switch majors, they deceitfully tell you--sure, from biochemistry to biology, not from biology to Persian studies and not from psychology to history and literature--at least not if you are hoping to graduate with your class...

Author: By Erica S. Schacter, | Title: Race for Careers Slows Learning | 4/30/1996 | See Source »

...Wences has faded from sight. Last week the ventriloquist quietly celebrated his 100th birthday with family in Manhattan before taking off for his customary half-year in his native Spain. Senor Wences was a staple on TV for three decades, starting on the Ed Sullivan Show, where he conducted absurd conversations with his dummy Pedro, his puppet Cecelia the chicken, or the blond-wigged Johnny, a face he painted on his hand, moving thumb and index finger to simulate a mouth. Born Wenceslao Moreno, he imitated voices as a child. He worked as an amateur bullfighter but, after being gored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 29, 1996 | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

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