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...into the breach strides Mikhail Gorbachev, who is once again a man with a mission. Helping end the cold war and pushing for democratic reform in Russia were simple compared with the new challenge he has taken up. As president of the International Green Cross/Green Crescent, a private organization intended to help coordinate global environmental initiatives, Gorbachev hopes to do nothing less than spearhead a drive to save the planet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gorby the Green Warrior | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

...Crescent N. Mohammed '97 from South Bend, Ind., says Harvard did not provide her any campus contacts after she was accepted, so she depended on her experiences at pre-frosh weekend to answer her concerns about the campus climate. In fact, when she discovered her hostess was not Black, she stopped a group of Black female students walking down the street and asked them if she could stay with them...

Author: By Melissa Lee, | Title: RECRUITING WARS | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

DONENE M. WILLIAMS--Harvard Union ofClerical and Technical Workers president wouldbring a little spunk to the labor department. Avoice for the working people. Chants from thebeltway like "Darkness, darkness, crescent moon,we need to have a contract soon" would reallystick it to Corporate America. Most recently seenparading in a witch costume outside PresidentRudenstine's house...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Send them PACKING! | 11/12/1992 | See Source »

Holding candles shaded by paper cups, the protesters marched in circles chanting, "Darkness, darkness, crescent moon, we need to have a contract soon," among other slogans...

Author: By Daniel M. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Union Demonstrates in Costume | 10/31/1992 | See Source »

When the mill where his father worked closed, forcing a family move to Oregon, Johnson chose to reinvent himself. He talked his way onto the football team at Crescent Valley High, and when track season rolled around, he tried a few events. Johnson was introduced to Evangelical Christianity by a fellow football player. "Once Dave got involved in athletics," his mother Caroline told a reporter, "I noticed a big change. He became a different person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Decathlon Dave on His Own | 7/27/1992 | See Source »

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