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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After their sophmore year, Air Force ROTC cadets are required to spend four weeks participating in a field training exercise. "They learn military stuff, like marching, Air Force rules, customs, etc.," Tubig says. "It's like summer camp, but a lot harder...
...nerve center of a facility including mixers and tape decks. Though students with no experience can play digital synthesizers most easily, Tcherepnin says he stresses the importance of using the analog electronics to understand the fundamentals of creating sounds. "Disorientation is very important," says Tcherepnin. "You must learn to ride a horse instead of letting it ride you." Although Harvard's equipment may be no match for MIT's studios, Tcherepnin does not see this as a drawback. There are no plans to quell the creations of Paine Hall's budding Brian Eno's, which should give Tcherepnin time...
...Pippin, like life, isn't perfect, but that's what Pippin--and the audience--learn by the end of the show...
Olga, whose mother had earlier refused to let her learn Russian, quickly picked up both Russian and Georgian, but she still had trouble adapting. She defiantly wore a large cross, to the annoyance of school officials charged with teaching the government's doctrine of atheism. She got little help from her half brother and sister. Said she: "We didn't know what to say to each other...
Most pleased of all seem to be the students, now nearly 2,800 strong and mature (average age: 24). "They don't just teach you things," says Junior Michael Tobin, 31. "They teach you how to learn." Tuition for 1986-87: $1,212 for an in-state student, $4,206 for out-of-staters--not bad when total costs for some colleges have topped...