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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Shouldn't a student know the rules before being punished for breaking them? Why should we accept on faith that the new group would decide each case fairly? Why should we be content to live under a tiny tyranny of the judiciary while we find...
While this country may once have been vulnerable to the siren song of political sophistry, today's citizens who bother to think about politics at all are a toughened, cynical lot who can resist such blandishments. The political content of art has always been secondary to its crowd-pleasing appeal; the same audiences who saw Rambo two years ago the Top Gun last year are now flocking to Platoon, simply because they like a good heavy-calibre war flick...
...swim team was not content to perform its feat just once. On Friday it repeated the stunt at the Princeton pool. "It was really funny because they have a big window where you can look down at the pool and see the people practicing," Covello said...
...statement issued by Tower's panel said, "The board met with Ambassador Rosenne to explore the degree of cooperation it might expect from the Israeli government in connection with the board's investigation of the Iran-Contra matter." There was no elaboration on the content of the talks...
...long as the institution occupies an intangible realm removed from those who constitute it, ideas wil tend to take on a life apart from those who create them. Professors communicate to one another through books. Bok communicates with the community through long, logical and legal treatises devoid of personal content. Faculty meetings allow little opportunity for open debate. Instead, projects are advanced behind the scenes, opposition quelled quietly. Change is measured in generations rather than months. Because initiatives rarely involve the input of the community, new projects must proceed ever so slowly to avoid the embarrassment of discontent or failure...