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But Quayle is not as vacuous as his critics and some of his odder statements ("I'm not a yuppie, I'm a Senator") suggest. He is knowledgeable about weapons systems and deserves praise for his work on the Job Training Partnership Act. His problem is that he has not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tory Texan and the Indiana Kid | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

As participants in the exchange are discovering, the Soviet and American college systems are a less than perfect fit. Soviet students specialize much more during their five college years than Americans do in their four, and they take a rigidly prescribed sequence of courses. U.S. exchange students may therefore be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: But Where Are Their Chaperones? | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

He was 8 points ahead of Tan Liangde of China, which was about where you would expect Greg Louganis to be after eight dives in the springboard preliminaries. This is something like saying the sun was where you expected it to be at noon. Next up was a moderately difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Splashes Of Class And Acts of Heroism | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

With the November election fast approaching, Harvard students have grown accustomed to political bashes with bright balloons and brassy music.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLLIS Officially Opens at Widener | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

"We definitely favored the right side," Getman said. "That's going to be natural for us. Ramy's very smooth and he's much more used to the way we play. The team is more accustomed to him."

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Men Booters Get Off on Right Foot, 1-0 | 9/16/1988 | See Source »

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