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Word: give (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Three large, hairy and somewhat inebriated guys wearing "Harvard: The Northeastern of Cambridge" shirts ask me if they can "borrow" my identification. I give them my outdated Boston Public Library card and tell them that the secret code word is "Zeek...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Dudes, Where Are the Parties? | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

...while they learn to despise the privileges of the masters, students will give up trying to fight the administration. This apathy is the second consequence of Toquevillian centralization: A despotically governed people becomes unable to think for itself...

Author: By Zachary M. Schrag, | Title: The Old Regime and Randomization | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

...problem is that our parents always loved me more. That explains why Beth is so reluctant to give me credit for being a good brother. She, like most little sisters, is emotionally disturbed. Coming second all the time does something to the poor wretches...

Author: By Matthew Pinsker, | Title: The Pros and Cons of Harvard Siblings | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

FOOTNOTE: *To vote for your favorite news photo in this issue, write to Photojournalism, P.O. Box 6000, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10185. Give the page number and headline of the caption. Sometime after Dec. 15, 1989, we'll publish the results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From The Publisher: Oct 25 1989 | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

...York dorm-mate has a solution. "Why not invite him up to Cambridge?" he suggests. "Make him a fellow of some sort, or a scholar-in-residence, or a special lecturer. At the least, he could give a few talks at the Institute of Politics...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Diversions of a Head-y Weekend | 10/24/1989 | See Source »

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