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...equivalent of fraternity rush--ends today, and with it the fortunes of the 44 student productions scheduled for the spring are all-but-determined. Now that casts are set, producers, directors and actors are beginning their toilsome work in preparation for the semester's drama calendar. Here's a rundown of what we can expect...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: CURTAIN CALL: | 2/6/1987 | See Source »

Meanwhile, Harvard is struggling to get any sort of far-reaching, comprehensive program off the ground. Colleges nationwide have myriad ways of handling the ever-pressing problem of drug use and here is a rundown of how three other New England colleges approach the issue...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: . . . Others Take Different Tack | 11/20/1986 | See Source »

...targeting certain rundown cities for redevelopment and committing sustained investments to these targets, the "financial and economic basketcase" that was urban Massachusetts recovered "beyond our wildest expectations," Dukakis said Saturday morning...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Dukakis Praises Urban Renewal | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

Later the same day, the schoolmaster handed out a report card not only on Amidon but on all the nation's elementary schools. The outspoken Secretary, who favors local initiative over guidance (or dollars) from Washington, released an 83-page rundown of what he believes should be the goals of primary-level curriculum and methods. Called First Lessons: A Report on Elementary Education in America, Bennett's document awarded passing grades in most subjects, but with room for improvement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: A Pass, with Room for Improvement | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...their home and the chaos we perceived was normalcy to them. I was frequently asked "why are there so few Americans here this summer?" My reply usually was "Have you read the International Herald Tribune lately?" Most looked back at me with incredulous faces until I gave them a rundown on past headlines... Terrorism in Paris, Khaddafy Making Secret Alliances, Be on Your Guard in Paris...

Author: By William H. Berkman, | Title: Fear of Flying | 8/8/1986 | See Source »

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