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In spite of everything, he did not. Reapplication as a sophomore raised his hopes but not his finish in the History and Lit sweepstakes. Today he is a discontented History major and his once-promising academic career is something of a shambles.

Author: By Steven Reed, | Title: The Honors Major Sweepstakes | 10/23/1973 | See Source »

There can be no doubt about it, the vast majority of A.C. alumni enjoyed their stay. Or, at least the discontented were not vocal. Nostalgia may have bulldozed any complaints. As one alumnus put it: "The food is shitty, the room is noisy, but it does not matter I love...

Author: By Max Rudmann, | Title: From Nostalgia to Diploma: The Alumni College | 7/24/1973 | See Source »

THE PHILANDERER. I guess you could call Shaw a communist, and he was pretty discontented with Jesus's refusal to defend himself. The Philanderer takes place in an Ibsen club, and it's hard on half-assed radicals. Like me. Tonight through Saturday, 8 in the Lowell House JCR.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: the stage | 5/3/1973 | See Source »

The problem starts with the medical schools. Training emphasizes research rather than clinical practice. Schools are overcrowded, curriculums out of date, and students discontented to the point of periodic open rebellion. Dr. Taro Takemi, the outspoken president of the Japan Medical Association, damns the schools vehemently: "Today," he says, "they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: What Ails Japan | 1/15/1973 | See Source »

In retirement, Truman willingly faded from public life. In Independence, he built a library for his papers of which he was inordinately proud. He still ate at lunch counters, stopped at roadside restaurants on his rare trips, and offered no punditry to later Presidents. He was discontented with the intellectual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The World of Harry Truman | 1/8/1973 | See Source »

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