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...this, says international editor Karsten Prager, makes for a certain pleasant irony. "As the world has become smaller, our charter has grown bigger than ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: Jul 10 1989 | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

...less pleasant aspects of life in Holworthy is having to get your own toilet paper. Unless you showed up at school with a lifetime supply of Charmin, don't plan on signing up to take any noon classes. You see, toilet paper can only be procured from our friend in the basement of Mower. And only from 12:15 to 12:45 on weekdays. Seriously...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Just Remember One Thing: Avoid Any B-31 Room | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

Like some marriages, you gradually may grow tired of your spouse/roommate, preferring instead to spend your time outside the room in hopes of more pleasant companionship. These "affairs" may be the only way to make your Harvard experience bearable if your roomie is too annoying, but be careful...Glenn Close may be out there...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Learning to Deal With a Planned Marriage | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

...also have some less-than-pleasant ones:sobering up much too late one night at LesleyCollege; sleepwalking and sleeptalking withincreasing frequency; watching people throw dartsat the Gary Carter poster over my desk; winningthe Great Chickwich Eat-Off against Duke (eight in32 minutes). But the year was easily the best oneI have ever...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Learning to Deal With a Planned Marriage | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

...Thursday, Tiananmen Square contained hardly any more people than it would on a pleasant Sunday afternoon. The difference was that the 20,000 to 30,000 students still there were camped out on tarps covered by makeshift tents of clear plastic or by clusters of umbrellas, which made it look like a beach outing in places. But living on the square's paving stones was no day at the beach. Downwind, the aroma of urine was overwhelming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Backed by the army and Deng Xiaoping, Beijing's hard-liners win the edge over moderates in a closed-door struggle for power | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

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