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...list of 10 was whittled down to two. Ultimately, for my third elective, I chose a course in my concentration. This decision did not exactly meet my goal of making my studies more well rounded, but my concentration seemed so safe and familiar--in contrast to the shopping fray. For my fourth course I chose a Core offering--in an area I had already fulfilled. When I filed my study card, I had attended that class for approximately 20 minutes total over the course of the three lectures that had been held. The first day I was not even able...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Senior Spring and Its Discontents | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

...accounts, a life of dining with casually chic moguls does not seem to be one Judge is avidly pursuing. He has made a choice to live away from the fray of show-business capitals. With the help of video-conferencing and other technology, he oversees both TV series--King is produced in Los Angeles and Beavis in New York City--from his office in Austin. His wife Francesca stays home with the couple's two daughters, one five and the other two, neither of whom gets to weigh in on their father's work because they aren't permitted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COOL, DUDE | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

...wanting Larry Combest to be unopposed for the third time in the past six years, Sawyer, a public-health statistician, jumped into the fray. He urges citizens of this heavily agricultural district to take a hard look at what Republicans have not done for them, arguing that the kind of loose regulation that G.O.P. power brokers like Combest promote is a raw deal for farmers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...this wave of invasive, restrictive government has swept up on the shores of fair Harvard. Though previous incidents of reprimand for published work (a Crimson editorialist condemned the Peninsula for its recent publication of an "enemies list") have all been private, the administration has recently joined the fray...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ad Board Should Not Try To Limit Freedom of the Press | 10/30/1996 | See Source »

...their statements, parties on both sides of the fray blamed Spaghetti Club employees, although exactly what started the fight is unclear...

Author: By Adam S. Hickey, | Title: City May Revoke Spaghetti Club's Liquor License | 10/25/1996 | See Source »

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