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Actually, the best solution may be the good old status quo--which surprisingly has a good deal of planning and thinking behind it. Trying to put the University's imprimutaur on what is only a rough sense of unfairness among undergraduates would be a practical disaster. There is no reason to believe that a necessarily imprecise attempt to identify which classes are most labor intensive would be an advance for justice...

Author: By Bruce L. Gottlieb, | Title: Keep Course Credits Equal | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

...romance between the two is rough and casual. Wendy is messing around--it's clear she doesn't really take Nicky, or his neighborhood, seriously. Nicky is more taken with Wendy, but his affection for her, given their interaction, seems unwarranted...

Author: By Sarah C. Dry, | Title: Slow, Tough Climb Up `Hill' | 2/9/1995 | See Source »

...Back in the late 60s there was tension. It started to get a little rough," Goulopoulos says. "People who don't know the neighborhood seem to think it's a dangerous neighborhood...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: On the Same Riverside | 2/7/1995 | See Source »

...most standards, yes [we should get discouraged], but there's a higher level of determination in our guys," Sullivan said. "I really believe that the character of this team is exceptional, and the players are still trying to work through this rough stretch...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: It's Same Old Story For Men's Cagers | 2/1/1995 | See Source »

That the world of FBI informers is full of squirrelly characters is no surprise. You can't expect Boy Scouts to tell you much about the seedier corners that law enforcement needs to poke into. Even so, there may not be many government informants more rough-edged than Michael Fitzpatrick. Convicted bomber, alleged coke user, he is also the man whose accusations led to the arrest of Qubilah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, two weeks ago. In an increasingly controversial case, Fitzpatrick's credibility has become central to the government's charge that she tried to hire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOLLOW THE LEADER | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

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