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Psychobiologist Gary Beauchamp of Philadelphia reported that the odor of female guinea pig urine is such a powerful stimulus to the male that it loses interest in mating if its sense of smell is impaired. When Beauchamp removed the male's vomeronasal organ, which relays odor information to the brain, sexual activity declined. In the wild, after the removal of the vomeronasal organ, even guinea pigs near their mates sometimes cannot find them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Nose Knows More Ways Than One | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

...Stockman meant, since the tax package-if it was a deception-was designed to destroy only some of the people, i.e., the poor. For the rich the gift would be genuine. If, by using Troy, Mr. Stockman wished to convey the idea that the Reagan bill was a pig in a poke, he was backing the wrong horse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Horse in Sheep's Clothing | 11/23/1981 | See Source »

...GILLIES, who is one of the monitors down at the ITT weight room, sees a lot during his shifts in the morning and in the afternoons. Everyone has a different technique when it comes to pumping iron, he notes. "One girl squeals a lot--she sounds like a dying pig," he says. "A lot of the guys are pretty vocal, too," he laughingly adds.... Among the professors who are often seen perfecting their bicep and tricep curls are JAMES Q. WILSON, ROBERT KLITGAARD and RICHARD HERRNSTEIN. Where's HUGH FLICK this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Water Polo Players Pull Double Duty | 11/14/1981 | See Source »

...blocks away knew that halfback Kevin Powell was going to carry the ball up the middle. Nobody knew it better than the Harvard defensive line and linebackers, who smothered Powell for no gain--no easy feat, as Powell was spinning and sliding through tackles like a greased pig for most of the afternoon...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Stylish Hosts | 11/9/1981 | See Source »

Harvard Rugby Club, Pres. Hasty Pudding Theatricals Kirkland House Drama Society Rugby Pig Roast Chairman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CANDIDATES FOR 1982 CLASS MARSHAL | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

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