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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...comparison to other schools, we're in good shape," Riley says. "But safety isn't an issue where you can ever feel comfortable with your efforts...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: BUD RILEY'S FIRST TERM | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...latter comparison is particularly apt since the elderly may have strengthened their own safety net at the expense of the young. "Is there a disproportionate amount of money being spent on people over the age of 65 versus under the age of three?" asks one legislative leader. "Yes, unquestionably. Is it in part a function of their lobbying efforts? Yes, unquestionably. Is it largely a function of their need? No, it is not." Yet as Ira Schwartz, dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania, notes, "Seniors and those in the work force don't understand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE | 6/3/1996 | See Source »

Forbes admitted his comparison of the present situation to that of the 1920s and 1930s is not entirely perfect, but nevertheless maintained the validity of his analogy...

Author: By Matthew S. Mchale, | Title: Forbes Stresses Need for America To Lead in International Politics | 5/22/1996 | See Source »

...said his title quote "'If answerable style I can obtain'" was taken from the book and served as a comparison between his own creative attempt and Milton...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Hoopes Prizes Awarded for Theses | 5/22/1996 | See Source »

...comparison, initiatives with broad-based support--like a bill supported by Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 and leaders of Digitas and the Harvard Computer Society and designed to remodel to Science computer terminals and protect students from acquiring carpal tunnel syndrome--were termed "irrelevant" by council executives. The practical and relevant was sacrificed to the obscure and trivial...

Author: By --stealers Wheel, | Title: 'The New UC': Crusaders and Lunatics | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

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