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...have to be real careful when you go in there because you're a girl," said one of the young women, who identified herself only as "Lisa." She added that the club is a "dirty place," and it is easy to slip on the floor...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, | Title: The Pi Eta: | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

...education and replace Plato with Ntozake Shange and traditional math with the Yoruba number system. And that's just the beginning. The Jacobins of the multiculturalist movement, who are described derisively as P.C., or politically correct, are said to have launched a campus reign of terror against those who slip and innocently say "freshman" instead of "freshperson," "Indian" instead of "Native American" or, may the Goddess forgive them, "disabled" instead of "differently abled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Teach Diversity -- with a Smile | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...climactic argument between Ingrid and her husband over the untimely demise of their son, he says: "Ingrid, listen to me. Martyn is dead. He is gone for ever. For ever. His life is over. Listen to me, Ingrid. Listen to me. I brought this death into being... Let it slip towards me, Ingrid. Push it towards me, push his death towards me. Breathe deeply, Ingrid, breathe deeply. You will live after this. Push Martyn's death towards me. You will live. Give him to me now. Give me his death." Why the narrator believes that this request will alleviate...

Author: By Margaret H. Gleason, | Title: A Pretentious Yet Fluffy Beach Book | 4/5/1991 | See Source »

...consistent with the Crimson's 1-6 record in its one-goal games this season, Harvard could not slip past the solid Golden Knights defense and fell to Clarkson, 3-2, in front of 9034 Saturday night at the Boston Garden. The Golden Knights advanced to face north country rival St. Lawrence--which nipped Cornell, 4-3, in overtime in the other ECAC semifinal--in last night's ECAC final...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: Golden Knights End an Era of Harvard Hockey | 3/11/1991 | See Source »

MARCUS ROBERTS: ALONE WITH THREE GIANTS (Novus/RCA). How old do you have to be to take on a giant? David was a mere slip when he brought down Goliath, but jazz pianist Marcus Roberts, 27, isn't interested in confrontation. He's paying tribute to Ellington, Monk and Morton, re-interpreting them in a way that's full of warmth, empathy and musical surprise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Mar. 11, 1991 | 3/11/1991 | See Source »

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