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...supported by outside donors. Although Bok voiced some support for the idea, many Faculty members seemed skeptical, saying that current resources were adequate for improving race relations and that the proposed institution might disturb the role of the Houses. The proposal has come to rest at the doorstep of the Faculty Council, which has had but not discussed it since mid-March...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Minorities | 6/4/1981 | See Source »

...mind. In it, two women who may well have taken part in the events of 1968 attempt to come to grips with the issues of grownup existence. Lucie (Geraldine Chaplin) is slightly the older, and definitely the less stable. Helene (Dominique Sanda) discovers her on her doorstep when she returns from a concert. Lucie is leaving her husband because he has imaginary affairs and permits their dog to watch them making love. These may not be grounds for divorce, but they do indicate that a change of scene is in order. Since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Roadies | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

...around, Theodor Seuss Geisel usually hides out in Las Vegas to avoid being "smothered with love." Rather Grinch-like behavior for the author adored by children the world over as Dr. Seuss, but better than facing truckloads of treacly fan mail and thousands of pint-size pilgrims on his doorstep. Last week, however, the good "doctor" turned 77 at home in La Jolla, Calif., braving an avalanche of affection that was greater than ever. The reason: Governors of 15 states had declared March 2 Dr. Seuss Day. Indiana's Robert Orr went so far as to dine on green...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 16, 1981 | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...professors could get back to what they're really at Harvard for--teaching a few graduate students and doing their research. Nor is it the fault of the Business and Government schools that don't require courses in ethics. Nor can the blame be laid at the doorstep of those men in downtown Boston who invest Harvard's money in defense and energy stocks in order to keep the University solvent for another financial year...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin president, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

...response was overwhelming. "People wanted to leave them on my doorstep--I even found one bundle of clothes on the hood of my car," Vellucci said Sunday...

Author: By Merin G. Wexler, | Title: Clothes Backlog Hinders Delivery to Quake Victims | 12/2/1980 | See Source »

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