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...Coro Fellows, we too have experienced the problems of democracy. Every group decision we make involves compromise, which can produce frustration and a belief that one's opinion does not count. Individuals sometimes drop out of the discussion, unwilling to participate. At the end of a long debate, we sometimes joke that we have "had enough of democracy" and would prefer to elect a dictator to speed our efforts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Coro Fellow Says Civic Engagement Must Start Locally | 2/12/1997 | See Source »

...that one word with just one syllable, "hi," is so hard to utter for much of the College's population? I can't count the number of times I have initiated contact with this little word and gotten no response. Even during the first months of my first year, when everyone is supposedly trying to meet people and be friendly, I was hard pressed to achieve eye contact. Now that's just...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Manners and Other Trivial Things | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

...record count was on. The press table was talking about the record--would it fall tonight or not? With 12:24 left, Gelman passed to Brandt for a lay-up. It looked like the record would certainly be tied tonight, perhaps even broken...

Author: By Benjamin O. Shuldiner, | Title: W.B-Ball Cruises Past Pennsylvania | 2/8/1997 | See Source »

Even though our calls for Core reform have fallen on deaf ears, in light of this year's selections, we feel compelled to make our plea again: make distribution requirements so that, for example, History 1619: "The American Revolution," can count for History B. Historical studies B courses currently include the comparable "America and the Civil War" and "America and Vietnam." In addition, certain departmental science classes can fulfill the Science A and B requirements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spring Term: Canceled | 2/4/1997 | See Source »

...McAllister suggests that Clinton may follow up on the anti-gang violence theme broached in a recent radio address with a new initiative. Otherwise, the President will probably repeat his plea that despite progress on many economic and social issues, more remains to be done. One thing viewers can count on, says McAllister, is that Clinton's speech will be fairly long. Pundits jibed the President for the length of his address last year, but McAllister says focus groups show that people who watched the whole speech actually liked it. Of course, that may mean that those who didn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Prepares State of the Union | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

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