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That is the sort of pledge that Archbishop Jozef Glemp, the Polish Primate, has publicly denounced as "unethical." Last week Pope John Paul II also attacked Warsaw's coercive use of loyalty oaths in a strongly worded speech from the Vatican. Said he: "The violation of conscience is a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland: Turning Back the Clock | 1/25/1982 | See Source »

Fans' hopes dramatically elevate but soon unavoidably deflate. Till the past couple of seasons, the Lions and the Tigers have been as pitiful as the Pistons and Wings.

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: The Lowdown on Motown | 1/7/1982 | See Source »

Previously winless Cornell, which looked pitiful during last week's 27-10 collapse before Harvard, marched into Providence and upset Brown, 14-9.

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Cornell Upsets Brown for First Win | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

Nobody expected it to be a great weekend for Ivy League football teams, with eight non-conference games scheduled. Nobody expected it to be great, but nobody expected it to be this pitiful.

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Seven Ivy Teams Fall in Grid Games | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

The Attorney General insists that he is still committed to enforcing civil rights laws and is only rejecting the traditional remedies of busing and quotas, which have become increasingly unpopular with the public. "Our goal is the same as our predecessors, to eliminate the vestiges of discrimination," says Smith. "We...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Serving Two Masters | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

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