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...discrimination. Any actual acts of discrimination should he dealt with swiftly and harshly. In addition, Harvard should cut any and all administrative and financial ties it has to Pi Eta or any of the final clubs, all of which discriminate on the basis of sex. But the University must refrain from actually censuring attitudes of which it may not approve and rely instead on education and a fair public debate to change people's perceptions...

Author: By Ji H. Min, | Title: Speaking Freely | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...said, in so many words, that I hoped there was no ambiguity on the extent of our concern about possible future Israeli military actions in Lebanon. The President and I wanted to make it very clear that we sincerely hoped that Israel would continue to exercise complete restraint and refrain from any action that would further damage the understanding underlying the cessation of hostilities. Israeli military actions, regardless of size, could have consequences none of us could foresee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alexander Haig | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...both. On V. however, the vocals are done by the Cambridge Singers and are recorded in the resinous Ely Cathedral, giving them a chilling quality never achieved in earlier Fresh Aire chants. The last song on the first side, entitled "Chant," (through it is not one), has a piano refrain which is very much like "Midnight on a Full Moon," the playful toy piano piece at the end of III. The rest of "Chant," however, recalls the monumental medieval style of "Fantasia" with its variations on a horn call theme. Though the horn sounds are fantastic (as they should...

Author: By Martin Kalz, | Title: Baroque Rock | 3/2/1984 | See Source »

...What will the West think?" That timeless refrain, heard so often throughout Russian history, was voiced by a puzzled Soviet official last week as he pondered the remarkable political comeback of Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko. The official's words were tinged with irony and embarrassment over what he considered to be the advanced age and limited qualifications of the man who had been selected by the Communist Party Central Committee to succeed Yuri Andropov. But they also betrayed a deep sense of uncertainty, even misgiving, that was felt around the globe as one of the superpowers went about its secret rite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko: Moving to Center Stage | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

...litany goes on and it is now chehe-a popular refrain in almost any campaign song. But the most aggravating paradox of plenty receives little attention this country's impressive wealth of highly educated citizens. Properly applied, that brainpower could funnel America's surplus of supplies into its equally abundant stockpile of needs. But each year, few who graduate from Harvard and similar institutions play such a catalyzing role, and most merely contribute...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger president, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/1/1984 | See Source »

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