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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...held in reserve as a last resort. But contrast them with the "last resort" Council Chair Kenneth E. Lee '89 offered you--a boycott of this spring's housing lottery. This wouldn't accomplish a damn thing, except leave a lot of freshmen looking for affiliated housing in the fall. You should not run from the housing lottery--if you consider yourself a true activist imbued with a revolutionary "student consciousness," you should seize control...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Call for Radical Action | 2/15/1989 | See Source »

Last night he saw his team jump to a 3-0 first period lead but fall behind, 4-3, in the middle of the second period. Harvard roared back. And when it was over, Cleary roared...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cleary Finally Climbs to the Top of the Beanstalk | 2/14/1989 | See Source »

Still, most Paraguayans did not clamor for Stroessner's fall. In the 50 years preceding his ascent to power, the country endured civil wars, coups and more than 30 shaky presidencies. If curtailment of fundamental freedoms was the price for political and economic stability, most citizens were willing to buy into the Faustian bargain. During most of Stroessner's rule, Paraguay maintained a rate of economic growth unusual for Latin America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paraguay The Extinction of a Dinosaur | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

...days of making do are long gone. In the fall CAA will move into a new 65,000-sq.-ft. headquarters building in Beverly Hills designed by architect I.M. Pei. Ovitz, who lives in tony Brentwood with his wife Judy and their three children, often attends Los Angeles Lakers games, where he can keep an eye on one of his newest clients, star guard Magic Johnson. Every morning at dawn, he practices aikido, a Japanese form of self-defense that turns the attacker's momentum against him. Says he: "We're painted as aggressive, which is true to a point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pocketful Of Stars: Michael Ovitz | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

...thermometer readings fall to -75 degrees, even hardy Alaskans find it tough & going. Then the frigid front blows through Canada into the American Midwest, putting an end to unseasonably hot weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 133 No. 7 FEBRUARY 13, 1989 | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

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