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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There are also those students who prefer the party scene commonly found at large state universities with thriving fraternity and sorority systems. These students readily complain about the infrequency and dullness of parties on campus. Still, others enjoy the laid-back atmosphere and do-it-yourself social life Harvard has to offer...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Harvard Life and how to live it | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...hands like to pass such stories along to newcomers. They complain about Moscow's dilapidated housing, the lack of fresh vegetables, and the sense of isolation. "What can the KGB do to us," they ask, "throw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Occupational Hazard | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...days. The lack of jail cells in which to lock them up is so severe that New York Deputy Police Chief Francis Hall contends that "we have to stop thinking of traditional prisons. We can house literally thousands in barracks-type facilities." Even if that were done, prosecutors complain that a drastic shortage of judges would still result in quick release of drug pushers. Under New York State law, a defendant charged with a misdemeanor, as most drug sellers are, must be brought to trial within 90 days of arrest. Consequently, drug dealers demand jury trials, knowing no judges will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battle Strategies | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...Kennedy Townsend. I don't intend to hide the fact that I'm a Kennedy." While her posters promote her as Kathleen Townsend, her literature uses all three names. Townsend has been accused of carpetbagging, even though her husband grew up in the district and teaches nearby. When Republicans complain that she is a newcomer, she replies with a humor and bite characteristic of her late father, "The Republicans, of all people, should be pleased that a wife has followed her husband to Maryland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Daddy's Team Be Beaten? | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

...U.A.W. has so far been unsuccessful in its attempts to unionize the Honda plant. A few workers at Marysville complain about the company's "almost military" adherence to schedules and procedures. But, says Roger Hammonds, a 41-year-old production coordinator, "this is the best place I've ever worked. It's the kind of job we idealized in high school. The philosophy, the job satisfaction -- it never came true for me until I came to work for Honda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Honda in a Hurry | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

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