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...departure caught the University by surprise, Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 said, adding there is no decision yet on picking the next master. "We might select an acting master for next year, so as to have a more thorough selction process," Jewett said...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Aloians Resign as Q-House Masters | 4/30/1986 | See Source »

...late 19th century, final clubs at Harvard were the all-male preserves of seniors only. Students would embark on their social careers in sophomore clubs like the Hasty Pudding, Pi ETA, or Institute of 1770, and then join waiting clubs as juniors. Only a few select seniors would eventually join final clubs...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Wanted: Students of "Merit and Character" | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

Contingency planning by the Pentagon and CIA has by now given Reagan and his commanders a wide range of options to choose from, and targets to select, if they again decide to strike. Israeli officials late last week claimed that State Department Under Secretary Michael Armacost had told them the U.S. has identified more than 30 potential Libyan targets, ranging from airfields to oil depots; Washington reports add such intriguing items as Gaddafi's personal living quarters. Under one scenario, attack planes launched from the Sixth Fleet carriers could be joined by F-111s from Britain (the British reportedly have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Targeting Gaddafi | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

Judges will select one senior faculty member, one junior faculty member, and one teaching fellow, who will receive the awards at a May 1 banquet, said Arti K. Srivastava '87, a member of the council's Academics Committee...

Author: By Sara O. Vargas, | Title: Teaching Prize Nominees Sought | 4/14/1986 | See Source »

...specific target of the rising Korean protest is an electoral system under which the country's 41 million people choose more than 5,000 electors, who in turn select a President. Chun has suggested that the 1988 elections be held on schedule in the traditional fashion. The winner could then oversee a constitutional reform and direct elections in 1989. His opponents, who fear that Chun's hand-picked successor may renege on such an agreement, want constitutional reform now. Under pressure from Washington, Chun finally allowed the opposition to organize rallies to collect signatures of support for the proposed reform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea the Tide Keeps Rising | 4/14/1986 | See Source »

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