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...Yepsen lobbed in a column two weeks ago on the virtues of neighboring Nebraska's telegenic Senator Robert Kerrey. In the great political quiet, the piece created a sonic boom. Kerrey, 46, an adequate Governor and untested Senator, is now the toast of political pundits and television interviewers. They dwell less on his vague achievements in government than on his travels, his Medal of Honor from Vietnam, his mastery of a restaurant business and the fact that he lured Hollywood's sexy superstar Debra Winger to his bachelor quarters in Lincoln. Those credentials play well in a party that...
There are so many errors in the sociologists' letters to The Crimson that it is tempting to dwell on them. Instead of wearing out the patience of readers, let me share my impressions of Social Studies--as a sociologist who knows something about it. Its program is outstanding, and its reputation in this community richly deserved. Different social science departments have their specialisms, of course, but social inquiry as a whole benefits from (and in my opinion needs) attempts to think generally, to investigate areas that fall between different paradigms of inquiry...
...harbor last week when two huge explosions tore gaping holes in the hull. Nearly 200,000 gal. of fuel poured into the Arthur Kill, a narrow waterway between Staten Island and New Jersey. For the fourth time this year, a major spill threatened birds, turtles and other wildlife that dwell in the fragile wetlands...
...Harvard wrestling team doesn't dwell on the past...
...give Ann a strong case to argue, so the film's only suspense is in how long it will take Lange (who gives a smart, sturdy performance) to face the truth. Nor do they allow Laszlo a chance to justify, however speciously, his rancid past. They are content to dwell on the sins of the fathers, in which humanism stares at bestiality across the generation gap. Even in a genial mood, Laszlo sounds like a Nazi: "A healthy body makes a healthy spirit," he huffs as he completes a maniacal regimen of push-ups. Ann's father-in-law (Donald...