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And the institutions of higher education so long accustomed to enshrouding themselves in the most liberal, democratic traditions, can no longer say that "more is better" when it comes to money, and yet in the next breath claim that it is not an issue necessary for discussion.

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: An Illiberal Practice | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

IN our increasingly fast-paced, prepackaged, disposable society, citizens of out fragile earth need to take a close look at the environmental costs of the standard of living to which we have become accustomed.

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: The Enemy is Us | 10/14/1989 | See Source »

The stick could be a United Nations environmental police force deployed around the world to guard the planet's most precious natural resources. That is the vision put forward by Austrian Foreign Minister Alois Mock in a speech before the U.N. General Assembly. Mock points out that the growing body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Carrot And | 10/9/1989 | See Source »

Though few observers expect wholesale reversals of established precedents, most would agree with Harvard University law professor Laurence Tribe that the court is likely to "tune them down." Says Tribe: "Americans have been accustomed to the idea that the Supreme Court is a refuge for the disadvantaged, the dispossessed and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Enter, Stage Right | 10/9/1989 | See Source »

The Soviet students, accustomed to a free educational system, said the high cost of American colleges is one of the most surprising aspects of life in the U.S.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Hosts Soviet Students | 10/5/1989 | See Source »

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