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As more and more undergraduates acquire computers, administrators have begun to question whether the machines offer students who can afford them a distinct academic advantage. The dean said that he and the CCL will also discuss whether the University should lease computers to students who are unable to afford to...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: Harvard Purchases 30 More Macintoshes | 11/13/1986 | See Source »

Nevertheless, although AIDS may be difficult to acquire, it is impossible to cure. At the very least, AIDS now threatens anyone who is promiscuous. The risk of the illness, said one AIDS researcher, "doesn't mean an end to sexual life. It means a rethinking of it."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Risk to Heterosexuals | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

The pace of change at BankAmerica (current assets: $117 billion) had already picked up quite a bit. The 15-member BankAmerica board had met over the previous weekend to recall Clausen hastily from his retirement in Washington. His task: to take over as chief executive officer from the man who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back Again: Clausen returns to clean house | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

More intriguing was the notion that mighty Citicorp was studying ways to acquire all or part of BankAmerica. Until a new California law takes effect in 1991, an outright buyout of BankAmerica by the New York institution is impossible. Federal bank regulators would also have to approve the move. Just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back Again: Clausen returns to clean house | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

Herschbach likens the problem to "the crowd at a baseball game. You really want to know what is being said by a few people at once -- the chemistry of individual 'conversations' between molecules." His method provides a way to acquire that knowledge, he said, which helps in understanding "the psychology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHEMISTRY: Lives of Spirit and Dedication | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

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