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Dates: during 1980-1989
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DURING the Chinese New Year celebration in the Freshman Union about two weeks ago, most of the dining hall workers were wearing straw Chinese-style hats, but both of the checkers had taken them off. They explained, almost sheepishly, to the students passing through that they were supposed to wear the hats, but took them off because they felt silly...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Bovine Blues | 2/25/1989 | See Source »

...conquering is exactly what Pelle has in mind. Though he may not have grand visions of political conquest or public grandeur, he does aspire to make his own decisions and determine his own way of life. With the ill-fated Lasse, this seems almost impossible...

Author: By Joe MARTIN Hill, | Title: A Film With a View | 2/24/1989 | See Source »

Self-assured almost to the point of brashness, Pollack is something more--rare. Most of Harvard's student-athletes do not apply early...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Profiles of Prospective Freshmen: Seeing Diversity in Early `Action' | 2/24/1989 | See Source »

...nobody's surprise, drugs played a part in each of these shootings. Thanks to a competitive crack market, Washington's murder rate has climbed to a national high of almost two per day. There have already been 75 D.C. homocides this year...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Valentine's Day in the Inner City | 2/23/1989 | See Source »

This policy, aimed at stopping drugs from entering the country, can only dent the drug problem. Even if a substantial amount of cocaine were prevented from crossing U.S. borders (which experts consider an almost impossible task), American-made drugs such as PCP could shift to meet the demand...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Valentine's Day in the Inner City | 2/23/1989 | See Source »

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