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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...matter is critical to students not just because of a possible refund, but because it raises a fundamental issue for the liberal academies: trust...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Truth From Harvard's Trust-Busters | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

After asking other Weld residents if they had seen the objects, they reported the matter to the Harvard police, said Rico Reyes '93, a first-year student in Weld...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weld Residents Report Suite Robbery; Watch, Cash, Jacket, Coop Bag Missing | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...with AIDS, the nephew trapped by drugs. Even the most conservative parts of the Fourth District may decide to believe and forgive Frank rather than Gobie. Maybe those who catch the early bus know better than anyone that an honest day's work can sometimes be done no matter how messy life is at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Skeleton in Barney's Closet | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...late- night series burst onto that scene with a countercultural whoop. It brought to TV, for the first time, the comic sensibility of the '60s generation: anti- Establishment, idol-smashing, media savvy. The show seemed to break new ground almost weekly: pushing the boundaries of permissible language and subject matter, rejuvenating political satire, breaking the "fourth wall" to make fun of the TV medium itself. It helped launch or boost the careers of comics like Steve Martin and Andy Kaufman, gave avant-garde rock an outlet on mainstream TV and made the world safe for David Letterman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: At 15, Saturday Night Lives | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...been channeled through a massive flood-control project -- 1,400 miles of canals and hydraulic pumps that can drain a field or rush water to urban centers on command. Using computers, engineers now try to mimic the natural flow into the park. If water levels fluctuate even by a matter of inches, the ecology of the Everglades can change radically. The same holds true if the water is polluted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Gasp for the Everglades | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

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