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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although I found the entire visit to the children ludicrous from the start, it was this last comment which made me realize the pathetic role we force on the disadvantaged in our society. We force them to sell their self-esteem to satisfy our desire for pathos. America runs on pathos. Christmas, elections--these children are required to unwittingly expose themselves to the world in order to get the help they deserve. Some of the parents spoke at the press conference, but at least then the press was forbidden to take their pictures. The children are not so lucky...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: ENDPAPER | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

...student's case has now been transferred to the Dean of Students' office for possible disciplinary action. Dean of Students Bobbie Knable was not available for comment yesterday...

Author: By Brandon Bradkin, | Title: Tufts Pres.: Student Lied About Racial Attack | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

Some of the more priceless moments of The Day Room have only tangential relevance to the action at hand. One of the benefits of having all one's characters lunatics is that virtually any parenthetical comment may be expanded into a foolishly profound discourse. Richard Grusin, playing a sleazy motel desk clerk, launches into an elegy on stains and their makers, while Thomas Derrah portrays a straightjacketed mental patient and Middle American T.V. set simultaneously with equal conviction and vigor...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: STAGE | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

...hurting," was about the only comment Harvard wrestling Coach Jim Peckham could muster yesterday afternoon after Columbia rolled over the Crimson, 32-9, at Malkin Athletic Center, handing the Crimson its third straight Ivy League defeat...

Author: By C. J. Georges, | Title: Cornell Miffs Matmen, 32-9 | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

Regan, the chief of staff, avoided comment as well, as reports continued to circulate that his days at the White House may be coming...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senator: Reagan Approved Arms to Iran | 2/20/1987 | See Source »

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