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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There is another interpretation: Nixon's in trouble because he undertook to nullify the laws of math...

Author: By Jeff Magalif, | Title: The Theory | 8/21/1973 | See Source »

...acre - their front yard - last fall. They even tried to mill the wheat themselves but had problems. So they took their 100-lb. crop to a commercial miller, and Mrs. Hollon is still baking sourdough bread and making whole-wheat pancakes with the flour. Jack Hollon, a math teacher, estimates that the wheat crop and their vegetable garden have saved the family only about $50 so far. But the Hollons and their two young children are having fun with small-time farming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The New Cuisine: Eating Without Going Broke | 8/20/1973 | See Source »

...Math, chemistry, physics-the abstract sciences-are postponed till almost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Aw, Shoot! | 6/25/1973 | See Source »

Michael Porter '73, a bespectacled math major who has been a believer for over two years, served as head of H-R Baha'i Association for the past year. "For me, it started with a mild curiosity," he said. "I met a Baha'i in an airplane. At the time she kept saying, 'Don't you see? World government based on spiritual values!'" Porter laughs at how ridiculous it all once seemed. "Later I went to a number of meetings, and asked questions for about six months. First came a period of skepticism that Baha'i principles would work...

Author: By Mark C. Frazier, | Title: Gurus and Yogis and Meditators Bring Students Peace and Love | 6/14/1973 | See Source »

Sexual stereotypes still exist--to which nearly every woman in the University can attest with at least one anecdote--and hurt women. A graduate student in math overheard a distinguished visiting professor seriously remark when he learned that there were eight women in the department: "But women can't do math...

Author: By Susan F. Kinsley, | Title: Harvard's Affirmative Action Plan: Slow Progress for Women, Blacks | 6/14/1973 | See Source »

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