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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Back-Row Obscenities. Sheer expansion, though, was hardly sufficient to meet the minority group pressure. In essence, C.U.N.Y.'s dilemma was whether it should go on picking only proven academic winners-or let in everyone who might benefit from a college education. In fact, Bowker already had a prototype solution: a five-year-old program for giving low-income high school graduates a chance at C.U.N.Y. The "College Discovery" project recruited, counseled, tutored and paid disadvantaged kids as much as $50 a week while they attended C.U.N.Y.'s community colleges. SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Open Admissions: American Dream or Disaster? | 10/19/1970 | See Source »

...Wives, mammas and children of the missing gather at the railroad station, holding aloft glossy little snapshots, a forest of question marks. Does anyone know the fate or whereabouts of these vanished? The soldiers move on; the incomplete tragedies remain. A bigger puzzle also lingers: Why should so many proven talents squander themselves on Sunflower? For pane? Certainly-but also to counter the sexual revolution with the kind of romantic movie they don't make any more. Chetnal fortuna-the pornography of sex cannot be replaced by the opera of soap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mamma Mia! That's-a Spicy Meatball! | 10/5/1970 | See Source »

Still, Knowles is qualified by even the most rigid criteria. And if the Corporation is looking for a Kingman Brewster who has proven he can survive in less serene settings than New Haven, Knowles' honesty both about his opinions and his own ambitions cannot be overlooked. To his name, add "dark horse...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs, | Title: In a Bleak Year for Candidates, 5 Possible Presidents Stand Out | 9/28/1970 | See Source »

...other respects, the same problems still return. There is no proven quarterback. There is no fast halfback of the caliber of Ray Hornblower. Both lines have to be rebuilt. And with the exception of All-Ivy performer Gary Farneti, there are no experienced linebackers. Given the quality and balance of the Ivy League this year, Harvard will have to cure these deficiencies before it can even think of being a contender...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Harvard Football After Last Year, Nowhere to Go but Up | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

...safety, the lineup is a little weaker, but adequate nonetheless. The graduation of Neal Hurley and the loss of Martucci leaves Harvard without an experienced starter, but senior Walter Johnson has proven that he can turn in an acceptable performance, and Dave Ignacio can play there as well. Tim Bilodeau, Ron Suduiko and sophomore Barry Malinowski are available as backup...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Harvard Football After Last Year, Nowhere to Go but Up | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

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