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...should go without saying (though apparently it does not) that one cannot learn to think in the abstract: one has to think about something. But here we come to what is perhaps the most misunderstood aspect of the new curriculum. Critics point an accusing finger at courses such as "Monuments of Asia." "The Novel in East India," and "The Great Rebellion: Britain 1640-1660" as instances of narrowness run attack. They conclude from this that the Core makes students "slaves of the techniques of narrow academic study": worse, captives of "powerful departmental interests...

Author: By Phyllis Keller, | Title: L'Esprit de Core | 3/5/1983 | See Source »

While he didn't jump. Edward A. Kurent, a senior enforcement lawyer at the EPA, did resign last wek, saying his office can no longer do its job properly. Kurent cited "the fatigue and low morale of the staff" and pointed the finger at Burford for undermining the agency's enforcement efforts. Similar frustration prompted civil rights attorneys at the Justice Department to sign petitions twice last your opposting administration policy in that area...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: A Dog's Life | 3/4/1983 | See Source »

Christine E. Hayes '84, who organized the group, which is called "Response," said yesterday the counselors are on call to listen, not to give advice. "We're not pointing the finger at anyone," Hayes added...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: Lowell Counseling Center Aids Harassment Victims | 2/26/1983 | See Source »

...beginning of the sixth hour. Most dancers are now showing the effects of all the dance hours logged. Our feet hurt and our leg muscles beg for mercy, but like the climber who tackles the mountain "because it's there," we valiantly strive onward. Donna Summer's "Finger on the Trigger (Love is in Control)" propels us forward, though the minutes tick by more and more slowly...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn and Catherine L. Schmidt, S | Title: Twistin' the Day Away | 2/22/1983 | See Source »

...change pocket cut laterally into the button flap. It was small, but large enough for a tiny, hammerless handgun he owned and sometimes, to his wife's horror, threatened to license and carry. In an instant, he moved his hand and, in a theatrical reflex, leveled a pointing finger at the retreating shapes. With the gun in hand, he knew, knew, he would have fired. Aiming for the legs. But he certainly could have killed them both for their disdain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Be Kind to Your Mugger | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

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