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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...where that focus will lead next, there's no hint. Freewheelin' Bob is constantly on the move, and Lyrics, 1962-1985 is not a last gasp but yet another edition of Dylan's works in progress. Capturing so much of the human experience with his wit, insight and honesty, and more or less a sense of rhyme, Duluth, Minnesota's most famous son has published an awesome volume for anyone who cares about anything. And more than that, it's a tremendously good read...

Author: By Jess M. Bravin, | Title: A Bob Dylan Odyssey | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

...bright side," she says, "I'm making great progress. I'm way, way ahead of myself. Right now I'm frantically trying to stay ahead--it's more out of neurosis than any real sense of duty...

Author: By Nina E. Sonenberg, | Title: Thesis Angst Begins its Grip on Seniors | 12/14/1985 | See Source »

Sullivan admits that her progress has earned her "a lot of enmity" among fellow thesis-writers. "People aren't that hostile until I tell them I've written 30 pages," she says. But, she insists, "My situation might be different in February. I'm really not one of those horrible people who do things ahead of time...

Author: By Nina E. Sonenberg, | Title: Thesis Angst Begins its Grip on Seniors | 12/14/1985 | See Source »

Most seniors seem to agree that the turning point in the thesis-writing process is the beginning of the actual writing. Winthrop House resident Anne Tobias '86--who says that thesis progress is the often the main topic of conversation among those writing them--adds that the discussion often turns to writing...

Author: By Nina E. Sonenberg, | Title: Thesis Angst Begins its Grip on Seniors | 12/14/1985 | See Source »

Tobias, a History and Literature concentrator, is almost done with the first chapter of her analysis of the development of the egoistic female characters in the novels of George Eliot. She stresses, though, that writing is often not an accurate indication of progress, since many theses have a greater emphasis on research than others...

Author: By Nina E. Sonenberg, | Title: Thesis Angst Begins its Grip on Seniors | 12/14/1985 | See Source »

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