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...talents of Priscilla Painton, the Nation section's indefatigable senior editor. Her mandate stretches from coast to coast; the campaign, and for that matter politics, is only one of the many stories that fall under her watch. Juggling it all, while meeting journalism's unforgiving deadlines, calls for mental rigor and tireless curiosity--something Painton has in abundance. "She has an unerring sense about where the real story is," says chief of correspondents Joelle Attinger. "She's always pushing the envelope to know more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Our Readers: Jan. 29, 1996 | 1/29/1996 | See Source »

...been substantial, but MADD was able to overcome the challenges created by misattribution by focusing their campaign on a particularly harmful action and emphasizing the effects drunk driving has had on mother-child relationships. Wechsler's "second hand binge effects," approach has not displayed that kind of specificity or rigor necessary to combat the difficulties posed by the effects of attribution theory on the perceptions and attitudes of drinkers...

Author: By Marios V. Broustas, | Title: How to Fight Binge Drinking | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

...feel our discussion of adding the means of the classes is increasing the extrinsic pressure in the name of rigor," said Margaret E. Bourdeaux '9?, a student member of the committee. "We're increasing pressures that have nothing to do with learning...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: CUE Recommends Change of Grade Scale | 12/14/1995 | See Source »

...pledge said he was slightly surprised by the rigor of his would-be club's punch process...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: Final Clubs Launch Initiations | 11/29/1995 | See Source »

...although this class might seem like fodder for The Confidential Guide to Courses, Huggan says it has the rigor of a standard Harvard course...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: 'Cannibals' Whets Students' Appetite | 11/6/1995 | See Source »

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