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Turning the criticisms into positive action is a major theme of discussion at the conference. For an energetic Professor Peter Gabel, short-sleeve clad and with shoulder-length hair, taking CLS out of the classroom and onto the streets is the top priority for the next year...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Paying a Visit to the Crits | 10/6/1988 | See Source »

...grew up together in the Robert Taylor Homes. In 1962, when it opened, the housing project was a highly-touted social experiment, and a real opportunity for low-income Black families--a way out of the slums and tenements controlled by greedy white landlords. Brothers is the expanded, book-length account of the lives of these 12 men, and tells their compelling stories with a depth that was missing in the otherwise excellent article...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Growing Up Black and Poor in Chicago | 10/1/1988 | See Source »

...rather. Out of work, she finds herself in dire financial straits until she learns that she has inherited a mansion. But the mansion is creepy, and it has a "recipe book" in the kitchen that Elvira's sinister Uncle Vincent (W. Morgan Sheppard) will go to any length to obtain. Mansion, magic book and menacing uncle are in a morally uptight, Salem-like Massachusetts town called Fallwell, run by gossipy biddy Chastity Pariah (Edie McClurg...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Wicked Good Fun | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

...jokes have anything to do with the situation. Most are sight gags and double entendres, and a lot have to do with Elvira's cleavage. Though this sort of humor is usually enough to carry her TV show, it is not enough to carry a feature-length film...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Wicked Good Fun | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

While Councillor Alice K. Wolf said she applauded the spirit of a a policy written "in English instead of Zoningese," she asked whether the length of time required to design the new plan could jeopardize communities with immediate problems...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Zoning Overhaul Criticized As Harmful in Short Term | 9/27/1988 | See Source »

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