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...Army parlance, committed lay members are "soldiers," prayer meetings are "knee drills," and officers and soldiers take a pledge known as the Articles of War. Salva...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: A New General Takes Charge | 8/11/1986 | See Source »

...plate of roasted nuts and dried seaweed. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the two freaks with the yellow hair, and then one of the dancers took my hand and beckoned for me to dance with her. Holding hands, I copied her steps: dancing with bent knee, flexed feet and palms, the effect was of marionettes courting each other with jerky movements. Then, all of a sudden, I realized that my dancing partner wasn't a woman at all, he was just wearing what we think of as woman's makeup: eye shadow, lipstick and mascara...

Author: By Ariela J. Gross, | Title: A Harvard Traveler's Seven Burmese Days | 7/29/1986 | See Source »

...some fantastic photography. Most of this section belongs in a book of photography. In 30 years, the artsy pictures of sleeping people, lobster traps, and brick walls will not draw me down memory lane. They will mean nothing to me as I sit with my grand-daughter on my knee and remember my college years. They don't serve the purpose of a yearbook--to provide a record of the college experience...

Author: By Jennifer M. Oconnor, | Title: A Book Without the Class | 6/4/1986 | See Source »

...contribution of $7 million, Levi Strauss gets to create the official outfit of the class of '86. Gone are black gowns and mortarboards. In their place: for the guys, boot-cut denims, snap-button Western shirts with solid-color yokes and Stetson hats; for the gals, knee-length gingham skirts, Lady Fryes and matching blouses and bandannas. Members of the Harvard Corporation and other honored guests on the dais wear full-length cowhide chaps...

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: A Top of the Class Act? | 4/12/1986 | See Source »

Moreover, the argument that the disruptive protesters offered in defence of their actions, while not convincing, raises an important point about the incident that can not simply be ignored amid knee-jerk appeals to the First Ammendment. The Contras are murderers, guilty of gross crimes against humanity. Their record of atrocities--usually against unarmed civilians--has been well documented by a number of independent groups. And the Conservative Club's speaker last week was not just another apologist for these thugs, but actually claimed to be one of them. His legal rights must be weighed against the evil that...

Author: By Emil E. Parker, | Title: Competing Rights | 4/9/1986 | See Source »

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