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Nevertheless, the Core forced the Faculty to review individual courses to be offered in the basic curriculum over the next several years. The Standing Committee on the Core has adhered strictly to the prescribed regimen, eliminating popular courses such as Fine Arts 13 and Music 1 in favor of more specific, thematic Core courses. Whether or not the courses fit the letter of the guidelines, students may glean some benefits from a meticulous course-by-course review by the Core committee. It is more important, however, that the principles at the heart of the Core continue to be scrutinized...
This semipublic humiliation is only one of the affronts that Jake must bear. His psychiatrist lays out a rigid regimen to revive the patient's libido. At night, Jake must plug himself into something called a nocturnal mensurator, a machine that registers and records signs of arousal during his sleep. He must buy and study "pictorial pornographic material" and also write out a sexual fantasy of his own imagining in not less than 600 words. Try as he might, Jake conies up 73 words short, despite much padding: "With lazy languorous movements she peels off the dress and reveals...
Tiger sophomore Lapidus is an outstanding player who continues to improve now that he has recovered from a bout with herpes. He is in terrific shape thanks to a training regimen that includes five miles and four hours of tennis a day. He pulverizes his ground strokes almost as hard as Jimmy Connors, has a vicious serve, and a volley game that used to be his Achilles heel but has recently been dipped in the river Styx...
...number of customers appear to be feasting-or fasting, as the case may be-on the same simply prepared dish. Fish if it happens to be Monday night, beef on Tuesday, lamb if Wednesday. Peculiar? Not to these diet devotees. They are merely following the latest popular weight-loss regimen: the Scarsdale Diet...
Tarnower's formula is merely the latest variation on the familiar high protein-low carbohydrate regimen. Although food quantities are not specified, the doctor believes that most Scarsdale dieters average 1,000 or fewer calories a day. Many naturally complain of lassitude and find that their weight loss is only temporary. But others, like Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, who lost 40 Ibs. on two two-week stints, are more than satisfied. The diet, he says, is "a thing of beauty." It is also, unquestionably, the diet of the hour. Some socialites with no weight problems...