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...frank in trying to woo his girlfriend. When he goes too far, the girl's father shows up on their doorstep and punches (who else?) Jesse's dad in the mouth. A laugh track tinkles wanly in the background as if someone were too embarrassed to turn it up louder. As well they should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Frowns of A Summer Night | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

Many students here are so used to standing up for themselves--and so self-consciously articulate in their arguments--that they rarely bother to really listen to the other side. One student shouts. Another shouts louder. The first shrieks back. Each has a good point and a lot to learn from the other. Neither winds up with anything but a colossal headache and a shattered relationship...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: Reconstructing Harvard | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

...appearing on The Arsenio Hall Show last week, Bill Clinton may have discovered the formula to revive his stalled campaign: exploit his sax appeal. During the brief rehearsal for the talk show, the visiting saxophone player joked nervously with the band, "If I screw up, play louder." Clinton need not have worried. So what if his wraparound shades were borrowed from an aide, the phosphorescent blue-and-yellow tie came from the show's wardrobe department, and some of the cool was donated by the adoring host? The image that came across on TV was that of a relaxed, self...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Plays It Cool | 6/15/1992 | See Source »

Sometimes silence speaks louder than words. And sometimes we need to speak up when silence will no longer do. I arrived at this juncture on April 13 after reading the front page of The Crimson, where I found not one but four stories regarding violence toward women on this campus. Enough is enough. I can no longer be silent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: It's Time to Take Back the Night | 4/18/1992 | See Source »

...firm Compeq Manufacturing chose Utah for its first overseas plant. Compeq's executives were lured by Utah residents who not only spoke Mandarin but also understood the customs and culture of a Taiwanese company -- further proof that, in an increasingly global economy, the multilingual abilities of Utahans may speak louder than words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Language The State of Many Tongues | 4/13/1992 | See Source »

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