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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...elephants are a short-term problem in the long-term problem of the whole ecosystem," said Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a researcher on elephant behavior. "They are an indicator...

Author: By Juliet E. Headrick, | Title: Conservationists Discuss African Elephant | 11/17/1989 | See Source »

...problem with Thoreau is that, in the end, it seems a little thin. The messages of noticing nature, bucking authority and getting involved have been preached over and over, and no new twists are added here. Thoreau's treatment of Williams (Karl Lampley), a runaway slave, even seems a little paternalistic, undercutting its supposed morality. Because the play's idealism is old and worn out, it does not affect one as it might have. Thoreau's story--except the sequence about the death of his brother, which is affecting--is not emotionally powerful. The play lacks the emotional or intellectual...

Author: By Stephen E. Frug, | Title: Jailhouse Talk | 11/17/1989 | See Source »

MacKenzie Brackman doesn't have that problem, though. Its attorneys do take on their share of pro bono work. But other aspects of the show sometimes draw criticism from the literal-minded fans in Harkness Commons. "It's the behavior you always think of--Perry Mason pacing back and forth--but you would never actually see that," one third-year student says of the "L.A. Law"yers' courtroom demeanor. "You want to direct attention to the witness and not yourself...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: `L.A. Law': An HLS Corporate Fantasy | 11/17/1989 | See Source »

...other problem is that Harvard, already under investigation for collusion, would be under the tight scrutiny of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The University could surely smooth things over with Washington by dispensing honorary degrees to every top-ranking member of the Bush administration...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Funding for Fun | 11/16/1989 | See Source »

...scenario where outbreaks have access is principally in college campuses," said Zuromskis. "What typically happens is that a student goes out of the country and develops a case when he comes back to school. The problem is that people can usually transmit measles by the time they know they...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Wu, | Title: UHS Urges New Measles Shots | 11/16/1989 | See Source »

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