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...Harvard is very resilient," he said. "To theextent that this means Hispanic students will bemotivated to think about the environment here,that's a good thing. But I don't expect aknee-jerk" reaction against Harvard, Bok said...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: Bok Criticizes Press Coverage of Razo Case | 3/10/1987 | See Source »

...repeated myself hopefully. "A terrible noise." ROTC-Nazi smiled dreamily, close to some savage epiphany. Again, the cup scraped. I snapped. "Yo, cut it out, jerk." The Nazi merely sniggered, and cruised down the line...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Primal 'Scream | 3/5/1987 | See Source »

Enough is enough, jerk. This guy--who usually calls himself "Jean-Baptiste"--called every guy I knew freshman year to ask if they were interested in "some action." Now, two years later, he's still at it. I wonder what his wife thinks about all this...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: Bothersome Bits of Harvard | 2/12/1987 | See Source »

...such a jerk...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Return to Duluth | 12/16/1986 | See Source »

...years old was Minneapolis." Daschle represented about half his state in Congress after 1978, and all of it after 1982; he defeated the other incumbent, Republican Clint Roberts, when a redistricting blended their two districts into one that year. Moreover, Daschle's liberalism is not of the knee-jerk variety. He voted against the tax-reform bill, and sounds Midwestern protectionist on trade matters. Says Daschle: "It's time to tell Tokyo, 'If you want us to buy your Toyotas, then you'd better buy our beef and grain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW FACES IN THE SENATE | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

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