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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...daughter's corpse around in a cello case, surviving a succession of Popes and battling the insurmountable Vatican bureaucracy. Garcia Marquez's prose renders this grotesque premise poignant. Margarito is the (Latin) American innocent abroad, encountering a world he knows nothing about and which he is not prepared to confront...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Assured, Meditative Pilgrims Shows New Voyages of Discovery | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

...first step is the recognition that the problem exists," said Moskowitz. "The medical school deans on down need to confront this and identify ways to make sure that salaries are more comparable and that women are more involved in the promotion process...

Author: By Carrie L. Zinaman, | Title: Women Face Barriers To Equality in Medicine | 11/2/1993 | See Source »

...good time, which might be its only point (to the tune of $14, mind you). Finley's self-satisfied and almost preachy bucking of convention gets really old really fast. "If there is something that you don't want to do, don't waste your time trying to confront the source of your apprehension, or spend time trying to figure out why you can't deal with doing something--simply make up an excuse and be done with it," she writes. This accompanies her illustration of a woman saying to a little girl, "Dear, don't ever say you forgot...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Finley Offers Nothing We Haven't Heard Before | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

...life. Secondly, ask around: utilize the fascinating web of interpersonal relationships at this school. Get the dirt from her roommates and friends. You can do extra research by talking to her professors, tutors, parents or siblings. You may be surprised by the stuff they know. Finally, you could confront her, kind of. Raise your eyebrows and murmur, "I know what you did last night." If she blushes and says, "Yeah, I have eight pages done, two to go," you're on your way, buster. But if she says, "Yeah, sorry about the noise," then unfortunately...

Author: By Norma Knows, | Title: Why does she have to be me for Halloween? | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

...four teams finishing tops at the tournament will proceed to the Eastern Championships, where they will confront the top four teams from the Southern division, with Navy posing the biggest challenge...

Author: By Nothando Ndebele, | Title: Polomen Take Third Place At Ivy Champs | 10/25/1993 | See Source »

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