Word: badness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Perhaps the most telling opposition to A.I.A. has come from a quarter in which it might have been expected to win support: namely, the political right. After the conference, Secretary of Education William Bennett denounced A.I.A. as "a bad idea." And last week Midge Decter, executive director of the conservative Committee for the Free World, described the organization's approach as "wrongheaded and harmful" and urged it to "shut down the operation before it goes any further." Writing in Contentions, her committee's bulletin, Decter argued that in the classroom, accuracy is not the issue. "There is no accurate...
...group newly joined by L.Fred. To the new dean we're happy to offer our cheer For a term without scandal, and alcohol-free beer. Our pal Archie Epps deserves something new: A break from the grind, a year off or two. We hear you, Steve Ozment; too bad we're alone--About our education you care, and with us you moan Of arbitrary grading and professors who bore, So to you our thanks; of action let's see more...
ABONG FOR McKinney (our green-thumb friend, Larry) Too bad of your scheme Harvard found itself wary. For ghost-ridden common room dwellers a wink, And for all autumn-lovers a pumpkin-filled sink. For upperclass prefects a few good cold showers, And a few common rooms for the Mather gang's towers. An off-campus shelter for each Cabot dweller--And a quick painless end to the noise in the cellar. Some new ideas for the House Committees Who can't hold keg parties in such a strict city, And for all those upholding the laws against drink...
Funny how those so concerned about "public health" sound a lot like those who were concerned about "racial purity"--funny, but not so funny. Storm troopers dressed in medical smocks are no less terrifying and crematoria built in the name of ending an epidemic smell just as bad...
...bold stranger was an FBI agent named Pat Collins. Sitting down with Dellacroce, he began a slow courtship, gradually winning him over by convincing the wary Mafia leader that a private relationship with the federal authorities would not be a bad insurance policy in a high-risk career...