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Leelee Groome, an attack on the Crimson and McBride's teammate at Agnes-Irwin, could sympathize with McBride's plight. She, too, had had to learn a new system and develop a broader and more refined approach to lacrosse...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Lacrosse's Kelly McBride | 4/25/1987 | See Source »

Although in general The Jaguar Smile ignores the plight of the Nicaraguan middle class, Rushdie does make one anomalous attempt to critically evaluate the closing of La Prensa, Nicaragua's main opposition newspaper. While he does not support this move, Rushdie asserts that the government should not be condemned for it. If we look at the broader picture of the country's civil liberties, he argues, the Sandinistas come off looking not nearly so bad as it is portrayed by the Reagan Administration...

Author: By Michael E. Wall, | Title: Nicaraguan Contradictions | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

...Mubarak pressing forward with reforms; during my visit, his associates and the multiple opposition forces were also marshaling their strength for the April 6 elections. Egypt's news media have been given unprecedented freedom, and in my wide-ranging discussions I found uniform concern about the nation's economic plight and strong and healthy public and private assessments of Mubarak's administration. Although one private opinion poll shows that more than 80% of the people approve the peace treaty with Israel, many Egyptians feel that without the restraints of this treaty the tragic Israeli invasions of Lebanon would have been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Time for Negotiations | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

Pippert's background includes extensive assignments covering both domestic and foreign politics, including what he suggests is an inordinate number of sensitive stories. He cites his coverage of the plight of the Sioux Indians in South Dakota and the last two executions at Chicago's Cook County jail as formative experiences...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: IOP Fellow Considers the Ethics of Journalism | 4/16/1987 | See Source »

...presence of this man ((Bakker)), who was second to God in her mind." Roper said that Fletcher had given Hahn a glass of wine, and that at some time after, she had engaged in sex with Bakker for one hour. In a vivid if inelegant assessment of her plight, Roper disclosed, Hahn later said she felt like a "piece of hamburger somebody threw out into the street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Evangelism: TV's Unholy Row | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

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