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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What you have before you is an artistic melange of Super Tuesday analysis, meditations on the Kennedy School, and some looks at issues and figures likely to stand out tomorrow. We also present our special centerfold feature, a delightful and alluring map of Cambridge complete with directions on where to vote...
...Candidates '88" was Kalb's attempt to present his style to Americans through one-hour interviews. And in his interviews, it is fair to say that viewers got true League of Women Voters material...
...questions, however, are no guarantee of serious answers. And even an unprecedented full-hour format does not ensure that candidates will deal with the issues, and not launch into tired campaign rhetoric. Kalb concedes that Sen. Al Gore Jr. '69 (D-Tenn.), for one, used the show more to present his image than to discuss policy. "Each one of them came up here to look the best he could, to sound the best he could," says Kalb. "A politician running for the presidency who did not take advantage of an hour of free time would be a fool...
...made during the January period while the Council is not in session. The Freshman Dean's Office felt that we should begin the new rules with the start of the term, and I agreed with that timing because there had already been some serious incidents where kegs had been present. In the future, however, I will make every effort to inform the Council or its appropriate committees and to seek advice before implementing a decision of this kind...
What does an artist require of life? Quite simple things, really. The time and solitude necessary to temper talent and vision. A little money for supplies. The emotional support of kindly and patient friends. The right historical moment to present his work. And, finally, a sympathetic, critical champion, gently guiding an audience to proper appreciation of the artist's gifts. Simple things, yes. But how hard they are to come by, what luck is required in the quest, and how rarely artists themselves confront their difficulties in an engaging spirit. The whine of self-pity, the bombast of self-aggrandizement...