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That is an unfortunately apt description for one of Africa's most impoverished lands. A once beautiful country with a striking 1,500-mile - coastline, Mozambique (pop. 15 million) has fallen into the double grip of famine and civil war since winning independence from Portugal in 1975. As many as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mozambique Agony on the African Coast | 2/1/1988 | See Source »

Others agree that the freshmen intramurals in general are too male-oriented. "There are at most two girls on a team in volleyball, and basketball is almost exclusively male," says Benson Chu '91, a Matthews intramural representative. Says Katz, "A lot of women are scared off by all-male teams...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Proctor Light Renews Spirit in Freshman Dorm Sports | 1/29/1988 | See Source »

IN FAILING to acknowledge Radcliffe's actual and clearly understood educational role, the University sends the message that the women's studies-oriented topics of Radcliffe's seminars and programs deserve only the attention of a "college" with neither the autonomy nor the facilities to meet the primary intellectual and...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Over the Cliffe | 1/27/1988 | See Source »

So it was all the more stunning when Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra climaxed the heated session with what appeared to be a remarkable set of concessions. Ortega agreed to meet within days with leaders of the U.S.-backed contras and to open direct negotiations for a cease-fire in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America Giving Peace Another Chance | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

Such an outcome seemed unlikely two weeks ago, when Kenyan troops killed 20 Ugandan soldiers in border skirmishes. The fighting capped months of animosity over Ugandan charges that the pro-Western Moi was sheltering rebels against the Marxist-oriented Museveni regime. Responding that Uganda had sent 200 Kenyan boys to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East Africa: Back from The Brink | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

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