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...however, their university years are rarely their best-dressed. But what collegians lack in baroque splendor, they more than make up for with a plethora of youth and freshness that the most jaded New York hostess would gleefully trade a year's worth of big-time parties to momentarily possess...

Author: By Lorna Koski, | Title: Studying the Classics | 3/9/1984 | See Source »

Chuck Clarke of Colby's Alpha Tau Omega wrote another letter of support about this: "Now is the time to unite and fight to preserve our fraternal heritage and ensure that future generations shall possess and preserve the inviolate rights of freedom of speech, expression, and assembly in whatever form they choose...

Author: By Clark J. Freshman, | Title: Whither The Frats? | 3/1/1984 | See Source »

Having only recently arrived in this fair city, I realize that I am in no position to make patronizing observations. Yet, as no one in this town seems to possess even a modicum of common sense when it comes to a certain subject, I will proceed...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Spare Us The Sox | 2/10/1984 | See Source »

...brilliantly. They seemed to be perfectly suited to each other and never seemed to exert any effects while turning or jumping. When Mckenzie would lift kirkland her body just seemed to rise in his hands naturally. She appeared fragile but danced with a strength and precision that few artists possess...

Author: By Andrea Fastenberg, | Title: Comme Ci, Comme Ca | 2/3/1984 | See Source »

...Yenching rare books collection, Sydney Tai, says he would be willing to show visitors treasures as old as the 7th century Sung Dynasty or as capacious as a 10,000 volume rare encyclopedia of Chinese history. This collection owns certain artifacts that even the people of China do not possess, according to Tai. There's only one hitch: almost all the scrolls and manuscripts are printed in Asian languages...

Author: By Thomas J. Winslow, | Title: Treasure in the Stacks | 2/2/1984 | See Source »

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