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On this night, the frenzy of the strike spilled over from Arts and Sciences to the hallowed halls of the Law School, and a group of impetuous first-year students held a "study-in" at the Law Library, refusing to leave at closing time to dramatize their demand for changes...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: For a Firm Foundation | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

Ronald, 22, is a dedicated and disciplined professional at an age when his siblings were still searching for direction. He is also impetuous. Last November Ron surprised his parents with his sudden wedding to live-in Girlfriend Doria Palmieri, 29, a literary researcher. Four years earlier he had stunned them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Reagans Used to Going Their Own Ways | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

While the National Security Adviser cannot be blamed for the recent misfortunes that have befallen the U.S. or for the President's own failures of leadership, Brzezinski is personally responsible for exacerbating institutional tensions within the Government, needlessly agitating foreign leaders with his penchant for braggadocio, and sowing confusion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Almost Everyone vs. Zbig | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

For all their differences in personality and background, Strauss and Jordan get along well and are ideally matched. Strauss, 61, the wily, experienced tactician, is indispensable to the Georgians, who are still inept in the use of political power. The ebullient Strauss is virtually their only bridge to the real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: View from the Carter Bunker | 8/25/1980 | See Source »

When the morning traffic began to pile up at the train station in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, the village elders decided that too many commuters were slowing things down by tarrying to kiss their wives goodbye. To curb such dalliance, the officials designated the area where cars pulled up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Ban the Buss! | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

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