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...finished my Core Requirement, but I vaguely remember hearing somewhere about "freedom of the press." The administration's actions smack of nothing less than censorship. The administration should not meddle with legal, non-academic-related conflicts, should not be able to censor what is printed on campus and should lighten up. Yes, the "Prank Files" is a sophomoric, no-brainer column that pokes fun at institutions supported by the administration, but no, the administration should not be able to overrule free speech on campus...

Author: By William L. Kirtley, | Title: The Ad Board Is Composed of Humorless Bureaucrats | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...senator's attempts to lighten up often cause more substantial problems...

Author: By Rick M. Burnes, | Title: Kerry, Weld Drift Toward Center in Senate Race | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

...senator's attempts to lighten up often cause more substantial problems...

Author: By Rick M. Burnes, | Title: Kerry, Weld Drift Toward Center in Senate Race | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

...reaction to Margaret Carlson's "The Soap Opera Games": Lighten up! I was under the impression that part of the Olympic spirit was overcoming adversity. People can't understand that there is more to the Olympics than competition. KIM JUSTICE McKinney, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 26, 1996 | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

Disgusting food- and flatulence-related humor do not much lighten this load. Neither do jokes about sexual misunderstanding. One is left wondering why Williams has granted early retirement to his inner anarchist, what dark need compels a great clown to become a sad, fuzzy one in movies only Bob Dole--faking it--could love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: RECESS YET? | 8/12/1996 | See Source »

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