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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then the neighbors, who had gathered outside, became quite concerned about my mental health, offering me tea as I told them what a stupid fool I really am. A decade passed before a cop arrived to fill out forms and bestow a traffic citation and a bill for the tow truck. He drove me back to the house, asking me how long I'd be in town and what I was doing that night. "Feeling guilty," I answered miserably...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: Car Wrecking Texas-Style | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

...content to let actions speak louder than words. Thompson also took the opportunity to fill Boyum in on the relative qualities of rival universities. "He told me that every player who went to Harvard. Yale or Princeton would have improved more had they gone to Princeton," says Boyum...

Author: By John Rippey, | Title: Harvesting the Grapes of Wrath | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

...matter what the excuse and snappy, reflexive answer, the inevitable punch line would be: "So try (fill in book name) for 10 days, see have useful/fun it is, and if you like it, then go ahead and buy it, okay...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: 'Lady, You Need Basic Wiring' | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

Dixon, who perhaps more than any other player will miss Fleming when he graduates in June--if not because he's the only other Black player on the team then because he's the only one who can fill the lane on a fast break--says, "I'm really happy for Donald. I love him like a brother. There's a lot of cliches you can use, but they all apply...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Donald Fleming | 3/6/1982 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the latter project remains unknown to many members of the Harvard community. Students and faculty members are asked to fill out questionnaires listing the languages they speak and the issues and regions that interest them, and the resulting information is fed into a computer. Then, if a student is working on a paper or project with international dimensions and needs additional sources or advice, he asks the computer. If a professor wants a research assistant, he can find one through the network. Richard Burkholder, graduate student advisor to the CFIA and director of the computer network, is confident...

Author: By Antony J. Blinken, | Title: Tomorrow the World | 3/5/1982 | See Source »

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