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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will be the Canadian award-winning The Crow and the Canary, 25 Ways to Quit Smoking, Bill Plympton's look at how to shed the deadly habit, and award winning graphicist John Lasseter's computer-generated Knick Knack. The Festival of Animation is known internationally as one of the best showcases for the most recent creations in animation. This year's show also highlights The Hill Farm, which took the Grand Prize at the Annecy France Film Festival and which displays a realistic look at British country life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arts on Campus | 10/20/1989 | See Source »

ACCORDING to the October 16 issue of U.S. News & World Report, Harvard-Radcliffe ranks third among national universities. This came as quite a shock to an acquaintance, a "Harvard man" if ever there was one. He's not used to being second-best in anything; third is simply anathema...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Of Jellybeans and Ivy League Rankings | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

...thus, the two of us spent the better part of an evening poring over the offending material--the U.S. News & World Report exclusive ratings: America's Best Colleges...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Of Jellybeans and Ivy League Rankings | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

...since the only lasting solutions--constitutional amendments or a more progressive Court--are not likely to happen in the near future, liberals will have to neutralize the Court's power. The next best alternative is to boycott the courts...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Settling for a Boycott | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

Last night, Vincent announced that the Series will be resumed next Tuesday at Candlestick Park. Not moving the Series away from the Bay Area is the best decision baseball could make. So the Series has to wait a few more days. It should. Moving it to a neutral site may have been a faster and easier way to get back on track, but it would have just been another blow to Bay Area residents...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: The Quake and the World Series: Baseball Takes Back Seat to Safety | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

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