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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...writes that American history and traditions have given the country's colleges several distinct advantages over those of other nations. First, they enjoy "a remarkable freedom from government control. Universities on the continent were formed under state charters and are funded almost exclusively from public coffers...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: Bok to Basics | 9/24/1986 | See Source »

Kennedy School research is distinct from traditional academic research because it concentrates on solving public policy problems, Allison says. For example, the principal book issued by the Kennedy School's Project on Avoiding Nuclear War, "Hawks, Doves, and Owls," ends with a list of 51 specific "do's and don'ts" for avoiding nuclear...

Author: By Kenneth A. Gerber, | Title: Celebrating the Crimson Handshake | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

When I left Seattle I was desperately in love with a girl named Christina. Our relationship was showing the first signs of going ballistic when I left for Harvard. As time wore on it began to bear a distinct resemblance to a Six Flags roller coaster ride, complete with loop the loops and reality-defying twists and turns...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: Guide to Freshman Hell | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...forest was indeed dense: the stumps are only about ten paces apart, and some are as much as six feet across. "Along the edge of the hill and up on the crest," he says, "are dozens, maybe hundreds of stumps." Basinger also made "an incredible find" -- up to 19 distinct layers of stumps. "Each layer is a forest that developed, lived for many centuries and was overtaken by floods of sediments that killed the roots," he says. "They must have been killed off relatively quickly for the roots not to decay, and buried deeply enough to exclude oxygen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Unearthing a Frozen Forest | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

Kennedy School research is distinct from traditional academic research because it concentrates on solving public policy problems, Allison says. For example, the principal book issued by the Kennedy School's Project on Avoiding Nuclear War, "Hawks, Doves, and Owls," ends with a list of 51 specific "do's and don'ts" for avoiding nuclear...

Author: By Kenneth A. Gerber, | Title: Celebrating the Crimson Handshake | 9/18/1986 | See Source »

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