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...with the official ribbon cutting, ProfessorSidney Verba, who is director of the HarvardLibrary System, led a sing-along of the "HollisCarol," a tribute to the computer system he wroteto the tune of "Deck the Halls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLLIS Officially Opens at Widener | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

...turn of the century, Angelenos want a monument like the Statue of Liberty. But nothing so staid as Lady Liberty will do. Instead, plans call for a welcoming monument to be suspended in the air above a freeway, and the five semifinalist designs chosen last week by a blue-ribbon committee were all unconventional, to say the least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Los Angeles: Monuments to Wackiness | 8/29/1988 | See Source »

...third of their time fund raising. Compensation is another sore point. While a professor typically earns $65,000 to $90,000 for nine months of service and the average dean receives $90,000 to $150,000 for a year's work, a star prof at a blue- ribbon school can pull in as much as $200,000 extra in consulting fees. Deans are not only frequently discouraged from moonlighting, they simply have no time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Help Wanted: Start at the Top | 8/29/1988 | See Source »

...better than the vibrant Latin palette: jewel colors of ruby, emerald, luscious purples, used with black or mixed together. Ofelia Montejano, 30, an up-and-comer in the Los Angeles fashion world, weaves her favorite colors -- fuchsia, chartreuse and orange -- into her fabrics with yards of colored ribbon sewn onto black taffeta. "Using bright colors this way draws on my heritage," she says. "When I was a girl in Michoacan, Mexico, I admired the way even the poorest people made use of color. They take raw color and use it in a very honest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Earth And Fire | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...down the sloping concrete. Skaters aren't much on giving out awards, but there is one sure way to reckon the most bio (for bionic, meaning best) skater in the neighborhood: count the trespassing tickets received for skating empty pools. In the world of thrashers, that beats a blue ribbon every time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Irresistible Lure Of Grabbing Air | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

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