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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bringing the techniques of analysis used by scientists and engineers to the liberal arts has its supporters and critics. Engineering Professor John Truxal, who pioneered an interdisciplinary program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, calls the introduction of technology "as fundamental as the introduction of economics into college curriculums 50 years ago." Still, now as then, some faculty members decry creeping vocationalism. Some are already worrying about the breakdown of liberal arts into case studies. They fear that students might become technicians rather than thinkers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Fuzzies Meet the Techs | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

...entire $573 million project slated for completion by 1984 involves construction of a subway tunnel from Harvard Square to an area near Alewife Brook Parkway. All construction in the Square including final cosmetic work will be completed in about one year. John A Carey, project manager for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said yesterday...

Author: By Diane M. Cardwell, | Title: Construction In Square Almost Done | 11/20/1982 | See Source »

...fight for Secretary of State, the incumbent Michael J. Connolly, is facing a spirited if not threatening challenge from Jody Dow, a registered nurse from Brook line in her first try at elective office Paul Moran. Dow's campaign manager, said that Connolly has been "ineffective and inefficient" in office...

Author: By John D. Solomon, | Title: Democrats May Sweep Lesser Races | 11/2/1982 | See Source »

...Miami, the nation's second largest fast-food restaurant chain (3,500 outlets, $2.3 billion in 1981 sales), launched a provocative $19 million network television ad blitz designed both to grab off a bite of the market from its larger archrival, McDonald's Corp. of Oak Brook, Ill. (1981 sales: $7.6 billion), and to steal a march on third-ranked Wendy's International Inc. of Dublin, Ohio (sales last year: $1.4 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burger Brawls | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

...Brook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 27, 1982 | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

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