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...gloomy statistics should debunk the argument that Reagan's victory and demographic sweep--excepting, of course, the Blacks and the Jews--represents a general trend towards the Republicans or, in a singularly knee-jerk fit of wishful thinking b8 the Democrats, a mere mandate for the rosy wrinkly cheeks and gee-whiz smile of the President...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Beyond the Pall | 11/14/1984 | See Source »

Modeled after best-sellers aimed at the booming young adult market, like the preppy guide and How To Eat Like a Ktd, Stone says he hopes Zit Wars will debunk "the myths and phobias on acne." The book also will offer an inexpensive acne-fighting regimen using over-the counter treatment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Student Signs Contract for Zit Book | 10/17/1984 | See Source »

Hoping to raise $5,000 for charity organizations and to debunk what they called a reputation as selfish profit maximizers, several business school student organizations last night kicked off a weekend of charity fund-raising activities...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: B-School Groups Beef-Up Their Philanthropist Image | 10/12/1984 | See Source »

...expressed more than mixed feelings. Moderated by the presiding dean of of American sociology. Ford Professor of Social Sciences emeritus David Riesman M. ex-officials addressed the question "How Much Authority Does a College President Really Have?" Like most questions punctuated with reality, the question begs answers that will debunk certain myths--or denials so complete they invited suspicion where none existed before...

Author: By Clark J. Freshman, | Title: Checks and Balances | 6/5/1984 | See Source »

...authors, Billie Wright Dzeich and Linda Weiner, two administrators at the University of Cincinnati, are more than just clear thinking, reasonable and forceful, they are also comprehensive. What I had thought was a personal and idiosyncratic reaction, they have identified as a syndrome and proceeded to debunk as one of the many tangled and self destructive myths associated with the messy issue of sexual harassment...

Author: By Amy. E. Schwartz, | Title: Clearing Up the Harassment Mystique | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

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