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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...After all, the illicit thrill of drinking when you are underage is gone if you're a senior. Three-fourths of the partygoers are not seniors, the people you presumably came to see. Conversation is impossible, and the press toward the keg of lame beer resembles a British soccer match...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Party Over, Out of Time | 5/17/1989 | See Source »

...includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," "hopeless," "nonsense," on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," "unquestionable," on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, antiacademic languor at this stage as well may match the grader's own mood: "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching the ludicrous--that smile as we may at its follies, or denounce its barbarities, the truly monumental achievements of the Middle Ages have become too vast...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: A Grader's Reply | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...Moscow but also some U.S. allies, and an influential segment of American and European public opinion. The Secretary will propose a date, probably in June, for resuming the START negotiations on reducing strategic nuclear weapons. But otherwise Baker has no major U.S. initiatives to announce and no plans to match, let alone top, Gorbachev's innumerable catchy detente proposals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do-Nothing Detente | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...international behavior to make bold American initiatives worthwhile. In a speech last week Baker praised the Soviets for such moves as pulling their army out of Afghanistan and beginning unilateral cuts in European tank and troop strength. But he also complained that in other ways, Soviet actions do not match Gorbachev's pledges of "new thinking." For example, he chastised Moscow for stepping up aid to Nicaragua and continuing to produce five times as many tanks as the U.S. Though Baker specifically denied any U.S. intention to "sit tight and await Soviet concessions," he went on to outline an approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do-Nothing Detente | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...give so much credit to my teammates," says Mulvehal, referring to her unbeaten Ivy streak. "They gave me so much self-confidence when I was on the court. I never entered a match saying I have to win because of the streak. I've always wanted to be able to add a win for the team. It's something that I'm proud...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Being a Co-Captain is Only the Beginning | 5/12/1989 | See Source »

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