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...escort service is pretty good," said Lois C Johnson '86 of North House, who rides it about five times a month. "They come quickly and the drivers are definitely pleasant...

Author: By Katherink. M. Peterson, | Title: Council Suggests New Attitude May Improve Escort Service | 12/16/1983 | See Source »

Shipping 80 students each year to the Quad, as one of the proposals would do, is not a proper solution. The College has done an admirable job of trying to make the Quard a more pleasant place to live for those who, against their wishes, get assigned there--in other words, to make distance the Quad's only inconvenience. There's an athletic facility comparable to the IAB, a library better than Lamont, and a handful of departments headquartered there. But unless they move the majority of the classroom, computer, lab, extracurricular and research facilities, Harvard Square, and Harvard Yard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Go for Quality, Not Quantity | 12/10/1983 | See Source »

...this is not an easy or a pleasant read. What we normally think of as "important events" are only touched on, and no event boasts an emotional spin that makes it stand out from the rest. In "The Dictionary in the Laundry Chute," the troubles of a marriage are explained in one interjection, almost as an afterthought. "Angela was wearing a starched bloused with a new straight skirt--at least, new to Ed--and a string of cultured pearls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Night Travels | 11/30/1983 | See Source »

...four years of supercharged socialist revolution, a week of political chaos, a U.S. invasion, then a few giddy days simply feeling liberated. But what happens next is uncertain, and Grenadians and the American invaders both seem to be getting cranky. Military occupation, no matter how well intentioned, is never pleasant. "For the fact that the U.S. came, I say thanks," remarks Kevin Williams of Grand Roy (pop. 300). "But the quicker they get out, the better." On that point everyone seems to agree: last week the Reagan Administration promised that most of the 4,200 U.S. troops would be home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not All Sugar and Spice | 11/28/1983 | See Source »

...remember) justifies a complete review of "the arts, entertainment and the media." Or perhaps Channel 7 just recognizes that the Kennedys make good television--they're young, glamorous, attractive, and rich. It seems safe to assume that brothers playing touch football will receive recounting as will the kids sailing--pleasant images to be sure, but probably not the most informative or worthy of such extensive television time...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: Capturing the Man Who Captivated | 11/22/1983 | See Source »

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