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...Archie Cox is not impartial in this case," Nesson said in the taped message. "In a very important sense, Archie Cox was the object of it all. He was the symbol. He represented what Harvard stood for, and what this CLS movement attacked...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Prof Seeks Dalton Discussion | 4/9/1988 | See Source »

...program has drawn criticism from some who object to its requirement that participants be men and not women. Wills says that women are not invited to participate in the program mainly because of organizational convenience. Opus Dei is organized into distinct, but equivalent sections for men and women and Elmbrook is a male branch of the organization...

Author: By Jesus I. Ramirez, | Title: Greetings From Mexico--No Surf, but Hard Work | 4/7/1988 | See Source »

Preconceptions make the fan. To root is to mix preconception with emotion and apply it to a chosen object. On Opening Day and every...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Baseball: A Real Sport for Real People | 4/6/1988 | See Source »

...Technology, another computer is struggling to learn what any three-year-old child already knows: the difference between a cup and a saucer. What the youngster sees at a glance, the computer must be taught, painstakingly, one step at a time. First it must comprehend the concept of an object, a physical thing distinguished from the space around it by edges and surfaces. Then it must grasp the essential attributes of cupness: the handle, the leakproof central cavity, the stable base. Finally, it must deal with the exceptions, like the foam-plastic cup whose heat-insulating properties are so good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Fast and Smart | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

...From a distance they are lethal mosquitoes: stiletto nose, ! bulging belly, tightly angled wings. Passing over their target area, the fighters roll out into a curved line, vanishing behind a range of mountains. They are preparing to drop bombs on American soil, but groundlings needn't worry. The object is to dominate a point spread, not an enemy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Nevada: A Rodeo for Throttle Jockeys | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

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