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...violent and on the whole the unpleasantness of community reaction to Lavender Portfolio which was funded by the Gay Students Association (GSA) is upsetting at first. But then one realizes that the magazine affords the unfortunate opportunity for anyone with an instant unreasoning discomfort about homosexuality to express disapproval of the endeavor on purely "artistic" grounds. Thus for far longer than any endeavor on purely "artistic" grounds. Thus for far longer than any other new campus magazine would have continued to draw comment one could encounter debates over the triteness of the stories the taste of the cover photo...
Finally, Ms. Brown seeks to discomfort me with an analogy between gays and Blacks, which totally reject. None would suggest that changes in the environment could give anyone a choice as to his or her race, and neither science nor the sum of human experience provide any basis for valuing one race above another. If Ms. Brown understands this distinction I think it is wrong for her to invoke an identity between gays and Blacks simply because both groups have been subjected to unfair discrimination. E.L. Pattullo...
...North and South, Jakes (2) 3. The Hotel New Hampshire, Irving (4) 4. Twice Shy, Francis (3) 5. Celebrity, Thompson (8) 6. Thy Brother's Wife, Greeley (6) 7. An Indecent Obsession, McCullough (5) 8. River of Death, Mac Lean (9) 9. Fever, Cook (7) 10. Southern Discomfort, Brown...
Circadian dysrhythmia, the medical name for jet lag, is a recognized disorder. Zooming through time zones upsets biological clocks and desynchronizes functions such as sleep, hunger, elimination and sex. The body resists its forcible relocation in the external world with numerous warning signals: sleepiness, insomnia, dimmed vision, throat discomfort and irritability. A pack-a-day smoker, Haig also would be affected by high altitudes more than the nonsmoker. Some studies indicate more disturbing effects of jet megatravel: a diminution in mental ability, and mild amnesia about recent events. The heart undergoes a special series of reactions during intercontinental travel. Levels...
...Dershowitz gathering, he said he would make the election a referendum on President Reagan's policies. He blames the increasing unemployment in the district on the Administration's budget, which Heckler voted for last May. He said the main part of his strategy is to play economic discomfort against Heckler's polities, explaining that her support for the President "is one of the reasons that Margaret Heckler is vulnerable...