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Kariya passed Byerly Hall with flying colors but Tomassoni couldn't sell the small-town star (Kariya hails from north of Van-couver, British Columbia) on the benefits of urban life. Apparently, Kariya thought Boston would distract him from his hockey, so he opted for the complete sensory-deprivation tank of Orono, Mc. But just think...
...seems as though we have not progressed since last year. All the meetings, the committees and retreats just served to distract students from any real struggle against racism, while allowing the College to retreat back into its foxhole, avoiding the actual engagement of institutions and media necessary to be victorious over racism. We challenge the College community to engage in such a battle. Zaheer Ali '94 President Black Students' Association
...Haitian refugees are the most visible symbol of what may be the next unnecessary controversy to distract the Clinton Administration from its attempt to focus on economic issues. Last week the President announced plans to lift the ban that prevents foreigners with the AIDS virus from immigrating to -- or even visiting -- the U.S. Most medical experts support the change on the grounds that the virus is not easily transmitted. "This shouldn't be a hot-button issue, especially when you consider the lack of a public health threat," says Dr. June Osborn, chairman of the National Commission on AIDS...
...Lions' bandbox gym was filled to capacity on Saturday, as hundreds of students braved the near-zero degree cold to support their team. A particularly raucous group sat behind the Harvard bench, heckling senior center Arturo Llopis and cheering loudly during timeouts to distract the Harvard huddle...
...network decision making. One problem is the all- star voice-overs. Richard Dreyfuss, Oprah Winfrey, Glenn Close, Richard Widmark, Rod Steiger and Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Lincoln's Bavarian-born secretary, John G. Nicolay), among many others, seem to have been recruited mainly for marquee value. Their too famous voices distract from the subject matter; nor do they bring any particular eloquence to their tasks, least of all Jason Robards, who overdoes the corn-pone twang as the most uncharismatic Lincoln imaginable...