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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Grade inflation is immoral," says Robinson Professor of Music Robert Levine. "It has a pretentious effect on students, for the outside world now devalues transcripts...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: College Considers Grade Inflation | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

First maximalists, then minimalists, have dominated biblical archaeology at one time or another. For early explorers, who began visiting the Holy Land in earnest in the middle of the last century, the Bible was - well, their Bible. The first serious researcher was Edward Robinson, an orientalist at New York City's Union Theological Seminary. In 1837 and 1852 he journeyed to Palestine and identified hundreds of ancient sites by questioning Arabs, who had preserved the traditional names for centuries. Robinson pinpointed Masada. He found a monumental arch supporting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. "He did more than anybody before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are the Bible's Stories True? Archaeology's Evidence | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

...Robinson's excursions set off a wave of exploration that has never let up. Many of the early visitors weren't close to being objective; they were out to vindicate the Bible as history, not to test it. Toward the end of the century, that led to a backlash, especially among liberal German Bible critics. Their equally preconceived position was that the Bible is essentially a myth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are the Bible's Stories True? Archaeology's Evidence | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

...trivia club meets on Wednesdays in Robinson Hall from 8 to 10 p.m. and is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Intramurals will be held during reading period and the club will host an intercollegiate sports trivia bowl on March...

Author: By Alexander D. Laskey, | Title: Cornell Victorious at T Party | 12/11/1995 | See Source »

Charles McKim designed a number of projects under the direction of former president Charles W. Eliot, including Johnston Gate and Robinson Hall. In Boston, the firm is best known for landmarks such as the Boston Public Library and Symphony Hall...

Author: By Jay S. Kimmelman, | Title: Union Changes Draw Criticism | 12/9/1995 | See Source »

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