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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bane: It may very well be that groups dillerentially prefer to be lawyers than to be college professors. Well, so be it I don't think we're at the stage yet where we can say that so complacently though, because I think we still do have a history to get over. But I do think that the place where the University really should be worrying the most about the problem is at the level of educating the--students for example, making sure that the women are at least encouraged to take some math courses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

...slow the icewomen and prevent them from playing their game. One a hot afternoon, the Coliseum was super-heated to almost 60 degrees in a move that sufficiently softened the ice. That forced Harvard's superior skaters to slow down and play the chipper game that their hosts prefer...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Icewomen Frustrated in 1-1 Deadlock With Bulldogs | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

This of course assumes that students would prefer public service if the payoff were somewhat higher (though not necessarily equivalent to the private sector) and I am optimistic most would. It is quite noble to expect the American people not to ask what their country can do for them, but what they can do for their country. Given the tradeoff, however, most would choose the former. Nevertheless, it is unclear why the two must be mutually exclusive. If the option existed to do something for our country while our country did something for us, more people would clearly help...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger president, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/1/1984 | See Source »

Salvadoran affairs. Appealing to a well-developed Salvadoran sense of nationalism, D'Aubuisson declares that "we prefer tortillas and beans and to eat them with dignity than gringo bread and to eat it with pain in our souls." ARENA bumper stickers issue a challenge: SURRENDER YOUR COUNTRY, NOT OURS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador: The Making of a President | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

Last year Regan sharply clashed with Feldstein, rejecting the CEA chairman's contention that taxes had to be raised substantially to cut the deficit. With all the good news, many Reagan Administration officials would seemingly prefer just to sit back and let the good times roll than worry about deficits. - By John Greenwald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What a Way to Start a Year! | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

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