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So, fine, I can wait for the shuttle or call the escort service. Maybe I should. Sometimes I simply like to walk. The shuttle can be crowded and hot, and it never seems to come when I need it. The libraries are over-heated and my head becomes cluttered with...

Author: By Sarah Jacoby, | Title: Why I Should Feel Safe To Walk Alone | 11/19/1996 | See Source »

I'm the kind of person who's slightly obsessive about my favorite artists. I scan newspapers, magazines and whatever else I can get my hands on for even the most esoteric scraps of information. Stanley Kubrick is tossing around the idea of moving back to the United States? Eddie...

Author: By Dan S. Aibel, | Title: Franny & Zooey & Me | 10/23/1996 | See Source »

What are they gawking at anyway? Are they surprised that we don't look somehow "different"? Are they trying to capture the essence of a Harvard student, an esoteric trait of creativity or dedication that marks those who attend this hallowed institution? There is the sense that we are something...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The View From Here | 10/10/1996 | See Source »

As esoteric and complicated as some of this may be at this stage of exploration, the end goal is abundantly clear: intervening sufficiently in the aging process to improve the quality of the later years and perhaps even extend them. "Ultimately," says Smith, "we'd like to be able to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aging: OLDER, LONGER | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

The measure has mobilized a formidable lobbying coalition, uniting organized labor and big and small business, state and local governments and such esoteric trade associations as the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. Their goal is not only passage but also a veto-proof 289 votes.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELTWAY ROBBERY | 4/15/1996 | See Source »

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