Word: roberte
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only way out of the fact-vs.-fiction morass may be satire, and that is why Tanner '88 is a unique pleasure. The twice-monthly HBO series, directed by Robert Altman and written by Garry Trudeau, follows the campaign of one Jack Tanner, a fictional presidential candidate played by Michael Murphy. He has stumped on location in New Hampshire, spoken at fund raisers and debated strategy with campaign aides, exactly paralleling -- and sometimes commenting on -- the actual presidential race...
...agency was responding to the April 28 accident in which an Aloha Airlines 737 landed miraculously in Maui, Hawaii, after an 18-ft. section of the fuselage tore away, like the canvas roof on a convertible, while the plane was going 330 m.p.h. at 24,000 ft. Though Pilot Robert Schornstheimer made the best of a terrible situation, the incident killed one flight attendant and injured 61 passengers. Many of them were struck by chunks of metal and insulation that kept peeling off the plane during its frightening descent...
...Minority Students Alliance met with Dean A. Michael Spence to discuss the issue of minority faculty hiring, specifically the FAS reaction to our previously released report. Also present at the meeting were President Derek Bok, Dr. S. Allen Counter, Dean Phyllis Keller, Professor Roderick Harrison, and Professor Robert Putnam...
...Athletic Department says it, too, is making an effort to help the cheerleaders. "Two years ago I came on board [at the Athletic Department], and they were just sort of there," says Robert Malekoff, who acts as a liason between the department and the squad. During the last two years, says Malekoff, the department has "helped them out logistically" with transportation to away games...
...have reached a moment now where the ball is in [the faculty's] court..."said Robert D. Wilkins, the president of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and one of the leaders of the occupation. "They need to have a vision. They need to have a plan. They need to have a package. You do not take on any serious task without a plan...