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SUPPOSE THE U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the historic 1972 decision legalizing abortion in all states--an increasingly likely prospect given the new make-up of the Court. Under the proposed amendment the Massachusetts legislature would have the power to make abortion illegal in this state without a statewide referendum at that time...
...Harvard was split into two opposing camps, the ideological make-up of which mirrored those of the national political scene. Pushing for change and reform within the University was Conant. A local boy from Dorchester who made good at Harvard as a chemistry student, and then stayed on to become the Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry, Conant's election to the presidency by the Board of Overseers two years earlier had come as a suprise to most people, including the man himself. Initially unhappy at the prospect of having to abandon a promising scientific career, Conant settled down to work...
...Shwedagon Pagoda, my friend Tom and I were lucky enough to happen on a pwe, one of the Burmese religious festivals that go on all night and all day, held on various special occasions, like weddings. We stood at the door watching as two female dancers in elaborate face make-up and gold-embroidered longgyis danced to the rhythm of traditional wooden Burmese instruments. The dancers were encircled by small children at their feet and adults further back, all squatting on the floor...
Heclo's announcement comes at a time when the make-up of Harvard's cadre of American political experts is in a state of flux. One scholar this year accepted a lifetime post in the department, and two others are currently weighing such offers, said Government Department Chairman Robert D. Putnam. He also said the department plans to appoint two more senior faculty members within the next few years...
...most adventurous device, Bradford clothes Evett in green body make-up and transparent loincloth, and has him dart around the stage, sometimes quickly, sometimes stroking the air with slow-motion body gestures to create the impression of being lighter-than-air. The effect works; Evett manages to deliver some momentous dialogue with astonishing pungency, all the while balancing his taut figure in the pose of a Greek discus thrower...