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Michigan State Coach Ron Mason summed up the game against Harvard best: "It was a typical consolation game." Yep. That's about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Year of Few Expectations, Harvard Shocks the Experts | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

...BELIEVE: EVANGELICALISM IN SOUTHERN URBAN CULTURE, the Valentine Museum, Richmond. An exploration of the roots and influences of Evangelicalism in politics, culture and mores south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Through Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Jan. 13, 1992 | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

...vastly underreported number of alcohol-related incidents among those in their teens and early 20s: suicide, murder, date rape, family violence. Alcohol abuse was a major factor in 41% of all academic problems and 28% of college dropouts, according to a 1991 study by Virginia's George Mason University and West Chester University of Pennsylvania...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drink Until You Finally Drop | 12/16/1991 | See Source »

...less threatening drug than cocaine or marijuana. Says White House drug czar Bob Martinez: "Adults often send a message to their kids that this is acceptable behavior. With marijuana, cocaine and heroin, there is no mixed message. With alcohol, there is." To David Anderson, a research professor at George Mason University's Center for Health Promotion, teenagers who indulge in binge drinking "delude themselves into thinking they can find their identity with alcohol. These kids are in search of community. And they have a quest for intimacy -- who can I be at one with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drink Until You Finally Drop | 12/16/1991 | See Source »

...bandit Charles Keating Jr. But showmanship still counts. Would it be any surprise if the cameras tempted lawyers, witnesses and judges to posture a bit more than they already would for the jury? Maybe these matters were better understood back in 1962, when Raymond Burr, the star of Perry Mason, sought a meeting with Edward Bennett Williams, the famous defense attorney. In those days it seemed fitting that a make-believe lawyer should look for tips from a real one. It may soon be the other way around. Mr. Burr, check your messages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jurisprudence Trial by Television | 12/16/1991 | See Source »

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