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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...theory at least, a student center sounds like a "neat idea," an opportunity to bring the diverse but scattered elements of the student body together in a campus-wide social outlet. In theory...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Student Center at Home | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...lack of funds does not seem to worry the university. Education dean Peter Greer, who will run the experiment when it goes into effect, believes the solution to Chelsea's problems ultimately depends as much on B.U.'s imagination as on money. Says he: "If we can't bring improvement to this system, then we're not very good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: A Task Worthy Of Solomon | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...basis of the vote of the common people of Afghanistan," he said in a bow to principle, "but under these conditions an election is not simple. It may even & be impossible. If so, I see another solution, namely military administrative units strong enough to establish order and bring about the conditions for elections." Last week Rabbani assumed the rotating leadership of the mujahedin alliance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: Another Dagger Aimed at the Heart | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...additions to the Cabinet, the departments of Education and Energy. He has not only failed to scale back the Cabinet, but is also on the verge of expanding it. This week the President is expected to sign legislation elevating the Veterans Administration to a Cabinet-level department. That will bring the number of Cabinet departments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cabinet: And Now One For the Vets | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...severe hurricane season in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. While widespread attention has been paid to the greenhouse effect -- the trend toward global warming due to the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere -- some scientists believe that this winter La Nina will bring on a dramatic, though probably temporary, drop in average global temperatures. Says meteorologist and oceanographer James O'Brien of Florida State University: "We are predicting that by next year, average global temperature will retreat to 1950s levels, slowing up planetary warming by 30 to 35 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Big Chill for the Greenhouse | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

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