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Tewes agrees that video games can be "pretty addictive," She adds, "And much preferable to studying, especially during reading period and exams. I had to quit playing games because I was always broke." Ed K. Grady '90, a Gladiator fan, says, "It's amazingly addictive because you know that you can always do better. All you have to do is stick in another quarter...

Author: By Cynthia V. Hooper, | Title: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES | 2/27/1987 | See Source »

Others also noted that video game devotees were more frequently men than women. "I found out junior year that all the guys who played video games knew who my roommate and I were, because we were the only girls ever in the Union gameroom," Tewes says. "I remember we quit playing Ms. PacMan even though we were awesome because it was a 'girl game.' It became a real matter of pride...

Author: By Cynthia V. Hooper, | Title: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES | 2/27/1987 | See Source »

...combination of nicotine gum and behavior modification programs may prove the most effective therapy for smokers who want to quit, according to a study released yesterday by a Kennedy School research institute...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Harvard Study: Nicotine Gum Helps Smokers Quit | 2/27/1987 | See Source »

North was fired and Poindexter quit as Reagan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Traded Arms for Hostages | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

...rebel leadership is no longer successful even at sticking together. Two of the contra directors, Arturo Cruz and Alfonso Robelo, have threatened to quit the U.S.-sponsored United Nicaraguan Opposition because of their differences with Adolfo Calero, head of the largest and best-armed contra organization, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force. Cruz and Robelo say Calero has ignored them and undercut their attempts to democratize the movement. Cruz recently told TIME that the UNO chiefs were not "spokesmen for the people" but rather a "cluster of bickering leaders." In Costa Rica, Robelo reportedly told U.S. officials that he would resign unless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War on The Installment Plan | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

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