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...VATICAN, as the saying goes, "thinks in centuries." Today, more than ever, this habit of mind may present drastic difficulties for a Church which must keep up with revolutions sexual, industrial and demographic, or today's flocks may outpace their shepherds' century-a-step crawl. The drama of a church falling behind the very people it is supposed to lead is the stuff of which great books are made. This, unfortunately, is not the book...
...solution, I suggest that the two through-ways be marked with "in" and "out" signs, since opening the main gate which would permit a fast, free flow of traffic is undoubtedly too drastic an action for the Harvard authorities who demand that it be kept locked. This is a relatively economical solution, which, I believe, will produce beneficial results. Sarah Ellison...
...students, especially freshmen, escape experiencing the drastic reduction of alternatives that comes after 3 a.m. For the benighted Yardling there are three basic choices: finish the Expos paper (unthinkable), go to sleep (dire in consequence), or stroll down to the Square and The Store which (almost) never shuts, to aid procrastination with brownies. Or Hershey bars. Or Milano cookies. Or Entenmann chocolate chip cookies. Or Brach's Giant Circus Peanuts. Or cigarettes. Or soda. Or "doughnuts that look like they're about to implode." Or incense with erotic pictures on the packages. Or mixed nuts. Or penny candy...
...Communist Party because I was homosexual, and it was an institution that reinforced all the values of the most traditional bourgeois life." In his historical research, Foucault was impressed by the fact that although a few homosexuals were burned at the stake as late as the 18th century, such drastic punishment was rarely actually used. Says he: "The practice of arrest served rather as a mechanism of control. So I tried to turn the problem around, saying to myself, 'Why was the state so interested in sexuality?' " Foucault's historical researches unearth extraordinary documents that he publishes...
Faculty, alumni and students, whom the committee consulted seemed to favor "a race-neutral plan," such as his, Jackson said yesterday. He added that "having a race-conscious plan is a drastic step...