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...computer revolution stand in the way of almost every Harvard affiliate. Nontenured faculty in the department see no opportunity for advancement and leave; outside talent in the field are thus discouraged from pursuing a position here as well; students in the department (and in the newly created major) must await inevitable hassles in their courses; prospective undergraduates are discouraged from the study of computer science at Harvard, and may well begin to turn down the River or elsewhere; and finally, the student who would simply like to become "computer literate" in a term or a year (there are hundreds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Computers | 4/28/1983 | See Source »

Bank Chairman Michael G.R. Sandberg summoned consultants to review the runaway costs, and will await their report in May to decide whether to make cutbacks or modify the design. Still, even in the face of Hong Kong's uncertain future-China could take control when the United Kingdom's lease on much of the crown colony's land expires in 1997-the bank seems determined to build a monument that, says Munden, is more than "just a building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oriental Extravaganza | 2/28/1983 | See Source »

...pregnancy. As a DES daughter, I hope that FDA Commissioner Arthur Hayes will not approve the use of Depo-Provera until long-term studies of its safety have" been made. We should not give rise, as we did with DES, to another generation of "clinical studies," but should prudently await definitive studies on Depo-Provera's safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 21, 1983 | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

...registration a duty that is reminiscent of previous misguided links between higher education and the Selective Service System Besides, college admissions and financial and offices should not have to deal with paperwork the regulation may require. in some cases. such paperwork could delay needed funds for registrants as they await confirmation from the government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fill an Unfair Gap | 2/9/1983 | See Source »

Night has come to Ise, 80 miles east of Osaka and the site of the holiest Japanese Shinto shrines. The chilly (33°F), placid waters of the Isuzu River can be seen clearly in the moonlight by the 80 or so people on the bank who await the command of their instructor. He barks angrily, and they wade into the stream, chanting, shouting and grunting in unison, praying for spiritual renewal and purification. Then they run quietly through the streets of the village, dressed only in loincloths, their heads banded in white cloth on which the characters for "love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banzai! | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

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