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DiCara said yesterday he is running for treasurer "because the inefficient and archaic practices of the current administration have cost the people of this state tens of millions of dollars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumnus DiCara Enters Race for State Treasurer | 3/17/1978 | See Source »

While Radcliffe was still archaic and poor, the mood on campus shifted strongly to the left. Michael Smith '73, now a tutor in Social Studies, explains the spirit of the time. "We cut our teeth on Vietnam, he says. People were much less grade conscious then, and "everything seemed possible...

Author: By Emmy Goldknopf, | Title: The Quad: Off the Common Path | 3/7/1978 | See Source »

Bagley's essay describes archaic Chinese writing and instructs the reader how to translate it into English...

Author: By Joshua I. Goldhaber, | Title: Bowdoin Prizes | 2/23/1978 | See Source »

...while science advances, patients are denied what may be an effective treatment for many human ills by the persistence of antediluvian notions of the drug's ill effects and of archaic legislation. Those who oppose allowing use of marijuana as a prescription drug point to numerous studies that have accused it of horrible side effects ranging from lowering hormone levels in males to damaging brain tissue. Many of these studies, though, are methodologically dubious; the political requirements of funding never take precedence over sound research technique. Generally, these studies use extremely high dosage levels to establish harmful effects. Few establish...

Author: By Mark Helin, | Title: Reefer Madness | 1/27/1978 | See Source »

Whereas some other cities, notably Detroit, have plunked sports stadiums in the suburbs, Louisiana decided early on that the dome's maximum economic benefit could be realized by placing it in a seedy, archaic industrial area (which is no more). Most of all, its accessibility benefits the cus tomer; indeed, it was designed as a "people place." As the plans evolved, it was agreed that it would not be just a foot ball palace, but a multipurpose sporting-business-conven tion-cultural center that could revitalize the sensual, sickly Blanche DuBois of cities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Superdome Named Desire | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

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