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...There has always been a cultural mentality that students should not mess around in politics according to their parents," says Chik. "Parents told their children that when they become members of a community, they will get hurt...

Author: By Lan N. Nguyen, | Title: Staying Away From the Political Fray | 2/12/1990 | See Source »

...just a mess," junior Beth Wambach said. "I had nightmares about that game last night. I don't think we could have won unless they died...

Author: By Angela M. Payne, | Title: It Was Just One of Those Days for W. Cagers | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

Frustrated by the President's easygoing popularity, congressional Democrats are abandoning last year's spirit of bipartisan cooperation. -- On abortion, the G.O.P. plans to finesse. -- Mayor Marion Barry retreats to a Florida clinic, while Washington wonders who will clean up the mess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

...doing the right thing--should I sell the damn place and solve all my problems, but some stubborn streak makes me keep holding on. Man I owe thousands of pounds, about sixteen thousand in all. How the hell do I get out of this mess tell me, please do, and yet I still nurture a dream to make this place into somewhere the jobless and homeless wandering about the place could come and get back on their feet. There is some big plan John which, whether I want to or not, will move me in the direction that Power greater...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters from a Friend | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

...were set up mainly to conduct scientific research, but they have become magnets for boatloads of tourists, who come to gawk at the peaks and the penguins. Environmentalists fear that miners and oil drillers may not be far behind. Already the human invaders of Antarctica have created an awful mess in what was only recently the world's cleanest spot. Over the years, they have spilled oil into the seas, dumped untreated sewage off the coasts, burned garbage in open pits, and let huge piles of discarded machinery slowly rust on the frozen turf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Antarctica | 1/15/1990 | See Source »

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