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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...disappointing that a major which proports to be on the forefront of liberal education uses such a limited group of thinkers and books. It is disappointing that a major which promises to unshackle the mind from the all-male dogmas of the past, only confirms the prejudices of the present...

Author: By Craig S. Lerner, | Title: Banner Waving and Consciousness Raising | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...point is that similar Presidential foreign policy blunders have occured in the past. If we had impeached Kennedy, all national confidence would have been destroyed. Instead, we rebounded and moved on. The same should be done in the present case. President Reagan has admitted the mistakes, is willing to punish or replace those who have overstepped their bounds and has set changes in motion to restrict the power of the NSC. It is time now to begin to move on. Wallowing in the political mud of impeachment proceedings for the next 23 months would bring the nation to a standstill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Rebound and Move On' | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...resolved to become a pipemaker himself. That he did, with great success. Like children, bagpipes always belong, in a sense, to those who brought them into the world. Thus, while some of the musicians show off Kennedy's pipes, or Quinn's, about a quarter of those present boast a set of "Timmy's pipes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philadelphia Piping | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...UCSA stated that the second charge was inappropriate because it had "a character of violence, personal belligerence or physical coercion that was not present in this case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown Puts Protestors on Probation | 3/14/1987 | See Source »

...need for a new campus code arises from the vagueness and seemingly nonbinding nature of the present code, which was never officially approved by the trustees when it took effect 16 years ago, even though it was published as an official policy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cornell Searches for Judiciary System | 3/14/1987 | See Source »

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