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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...name of a new philosophy or fresh methodology. We know that there are too few, far too few, in the Arts departments of this University. Mr. Lagon will, we are afraid, emerge fundamentally unchallenged from his years at Harvard; perhaps his intellectual timorousness is the consequence. Let us pray only he has to pay the price. William K. Griffith GSAS Dept. of Government David M. Steiner GSAS Tutor in Government Lowell House

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Censorship? | 3/10/1984 | See Source »

...from the air. Even so, they held out hope. "Uemura has been in tough situations before," declared Tom Griffiths, chief ranger from Denali National Park. "If anyone can survive this ordeal, he can." Said Uemura's wife Kimiko in Tokyo: "The only thing I can do now is pray for his safety. It's been so often like this with my husband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Fears for an Intrepid Explorer | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

...believes children should pray in public schools. He believes women should be denied the right to terminate their pregnancy. He believes that military superiority should be our goal. Ronald Reagan's vision of the future is a cross between Pollyanna and Darwin...

Author: By Daniel P. Oran, | Title: A Change of Hart? | 2/29/1984 | See Source »

...they've varied their targets of satire a little. There is not, for a wonder, a single and compulsive joke, even after Missionary Position and Witch Wayzup join forces. (You might still think twice about inviting your parents, though.) A certain eclecticism is apparent: Not only do the maidens pray "Boola boola, Eli Yale," but Wayzup laments, "Hath not a witch eyes...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Belleboys in Love | 2/23/1984 | See Source »

...their military positions was fired upon, Israeli troops drove to the village of Hallousiyeh (pop. 800). They arrested a number of villagers, including the local spiritual leader, Sheik Abbas Harb, and bulldozed his house into rubble. Every day since then, villagers have gathered at the mosque to pray for the sheik's release. Loudspeakers on minarets call out angry messages: "God is with us. Death to the Israelis. [Ayatullah] Khomeini is the Great Imam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Discontent in the North Bank | 2/13/1984 | See Source »

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