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Lowering the legal drinking age will only intensify the problem of high school alcohol abuse and increase the number of fatalities due to drunk driving--the legitimate basis of the federal highway law in the first place. For the sake of the health, welfare and safety of Americans of all ages, leave the drinking...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Keep Drinking Age at 21 | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

...revivors of this past summer's Latin element, O.M.C., has a catchy groove, Boyzone's "Picture of You" frolicks in generic R&B melodies, "He's A Rebel" by Alisha's Attic combines Motown and 50s rock into a contemporary oldies derivative and 10cc's "Art for Art's Sake" lounges in a lazy, drugged-up guitar wasteland. There is even a hilarious cover of "Yesterday" by Wet Wet Wet. In a perfectly sad attempt to tie these songs to the actual movie, clips of quotes from Bean are peppered between tracks. There really is no musical reason for these...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Disorganization as a Musical Revelation | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...boycott of table grapes was begun for two reasons: for the livelihoods of the one percent of grape workers represented by the United Farm Workers (UFW), founded by the late Cesar Chavez; and for the sake of the countless others who would wish to join but are prevented for fear of losing their jobs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Grapes: Support Grape Pickers | 11/4/1997 | See Source »

...some sign of religious freedom, a credible retreat on prison labor. But berating Beijing on human rights only injures its sense of sovereignty and challenges the regime's legitimacy. Jiang has given little indication that he is willing to do any of those things for the summit's sake, and China experts say he is especially loath to be seen on foreign soil giving in to U.S. pressure. Nor does he want to be upstaged in the press by any freed dissidents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW YOU CAN JUDGE JIANG'S VISIT | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...pants. Under those conditions, these picks of teams from the NFL's red-meat days are a lock: Take the Barry Sanders' Lions and 10 points against a Packers team that can't stop the run. Take the Redskins minus three against the Bears. And for God's sake, don't ever pick the Cardinals again after last week's debacle-- take the Eagles and give four points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Top of The Covers | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

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