Word: pasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Others believe Jews must consider themselves "minorities," based on past history as well as present interests. For one thing, Jews suffered from some of the same kinds of discrimination that other groups encounter today; standing with minorities would be a kind of historical solidarity...
...usual, except that participating houses would take one-quarter of available spaces out of contention for assignment. As a result, all houses would fill up sooner; those students left over--a slightly larger group under the new plan--would be randomly assigned to the remaining spaces, as in past lotteries...
...Hernandez-Gravelle had her way, we would do away with nostalgia. If she's correct, then it is wrong to romanticize the past, for every decade has its blemishes and every year its flaws. Twenty years from now, it will be insensitive to be nostalgic about the 1980s, to remember these college days as "fabulous," "fun" or "carefree". Without a doubt, this decade has been "painful, complicated, and even life threatening" for the gay community, for the homeless and for the millions of Americans living in poverty...
PERHAPS Hernandez-Gravelle is right in that sense to denounce nostalgia. But she could oppose romanticizing the past without singling out employees who are only trying to enliven an otherwise mundane evening meal. Students enjoy '50s night and other special meals, and they appreciate the extra efforts of the dining hall employees...
...publicity is as huge as the issue itself. A giant poster of last year's SI cover girl Elle Macpherson has been hanging in the window of Out of Town News for the past week. The last issue to command such attention was not about the Olympics but featured Elle's 1988 photo session in Florida...