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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although the results won't be public before tonight, most of the races for seats on the Undergraduate Council have already been decided--except for those in Dudley House where voting will continue over the weekend...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Undergraduate Council Election Results Held | 10/12/1985 | See Source »

...should have been replaced by something with a little guts, like "Carmen" or "Georgia," even at the risk of not being able to sell the record to youngsters. The focus on the younger generation is stronger than in other Tesich films, with middle age characters seldom making any appearence except in two dimensional form. This gives the film the surreal aspect of other movies aimed at teens. After all, the whole world is not composed of the proto-and nouveau yuppie...

Author: By T.m. Doyle, | Title: Cycle Charm | 10/11/1985 | See Source »

...best compliment you can give Straits is that they don't make any bad mistakes, their worst insult is that they don't make any good ones either. Nothing in the Portland show deviated in any significant way from the live album, Alchemy, recorded two years ago, except that the band had nine more songs from which to choose. Because Knopfler strives for perfection in the studio--and because he succeeds half the time--he tries to make his live songs sound like very loud copies of the songs on record--which he succeeds at almost all the time. Come...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: Dire Predictions | 10/10/1985 | See Source »

There's not the same compelling reason to see James Dean's REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (Orson Welles), except to toss the title around. Here we have desperation at its most stylish and vacuous, the new boy in town who has to pose tougher than a steroid-fed General Patton. But it's not just a cause that The Rebel needs, it's a family, friends. Where Natalie Wood's acting slips up a little, the skillful filming covers up, setting Dean in a fraction of a frame filled with lonely cliffs and ravines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frantically Seeking Desperation | 10/10/1985 | See Source »

According to the "Handbook for Students," anyone granted make-up examinations in two or more courses will not be allowed to register for the next term except by special permission of the Ad Board. Also, grades entered late because of a make-up will be footnoted on the student's transcript as being filed late because of the make-up exam...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Make-Up Final Exams Begin Today for 248 | 10/9/1985 | See Source »

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