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...held a slip destined for the dining hallsuggestion box, saying, "Dear Dining Services,Please stop putting raisins in the pastries,desserts, and baked goods. As a master chef, Iknow raisins are an unnecessary and unwelcomeaddition to most foods...

Author: By Eugene Y. Chang, | Title: Julia Child Signs Books at the Coop | 10/13/1993 | See Source »

...Crimson editor who was one of those thirteen took the hint. She went to obtain a add/drop form in order to rid herself of the class once and for all, but was told to come back the next day. When she was finally able to get the slip she discovered it had to be signed by both her concentration tutor, who didn't have an opening until the next Tuesday and her Allston Burr senior tutor, who happened to be away for the weekend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Campaign Poster Trail | 10/9/1993 | See Source »

...wearing only black mules, her posture, tone and demeanor daring us to make her into a sex object. We can't because she won't allow us to, her voice stronger than our gaze, conquering and shaming her would-be voyeurs. She puts on a hat, gloves, stockings, a slip, one at a time against different projections of women's art, each time assuming a new persona with a new story but each time equally angry. Segments that begin on the political large-scale often wind up being personal and startlingly moving: "Don't tell me about your big heterosexual...

Author: By Vineeta Vijayaraghavan, | Title: Serious Issues, Intense Monologues At the A.R.T.'s Season Kickoff | 9/30/1993 | See Source »

Fein also says that the plan's financing,largely based on expected savings, would not comequickly enough. "Clinton will be under pressure tolet the deadline slip...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Hsu, | Title: Experts Express Concern Over Clinton Health Plan | 9/24/1993 | See Source »

...prepared for the survey. The tasks simulated real-life situations, calling upon basic reading and math competence and the ability to interpret charts, graphs and timetables, and were assigned degrees of difficulty on a scale of 0 to 500. Thus totaling the sums on a bank-deposit slip rated a 191; calculating the costs, including handling and shipping, of a catalog order garnered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adding Up the Under-Skilled | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

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