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...undergraduates probably noticed as the 13-odd Gen Ed courses--once the staple of a Harvard education--became an academic frill. This is because nearly all Harvard students have known only Gen Ed's successor, the highly touted Core Curriculum, which entered the course guide seven years...

Author: By Victoria G. T. bassetti, | Title: General Education: A Relic From the Past | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

...been spurred by plummeting prices. Only two years ago, a machine cost more than $1,000 and a disk about $20. But today retailers sell them for as little as $180, while disks cost $12 to $14. Now that the CD no longer looks like a shameless frill, sales have zoomed. An estimated 600,000 players will be sold this year, compared with 240,000 in 1984 and just 35,000 in 1983. Says Alan Perper, marketing director for the Warner Brothers, Elektra and Atlantic record labels: "The drop in prices has made it a mass-market product faster than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bright New Sound of Music | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

...considerable charm and political savvy plus Lacy's drive and enthusiasm to win over key Government officials. They included members of what seemed to be an uncomprehending General Services Administration, which is in charge of most federal buildings and furnishings. Good design, argued Lacy and Hanks, was not a frill but something that made economic sense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Toward a Handsome America | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Tennis team; owner operator Eliot House Frill; Radcliffe interne Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates for Radcliffe class Marshal | 10/2/1984 | See Source »

Tennis team; owner operator Eliot House Frill; Radcliffe interne Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates for Radcliffe class Marshal | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

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