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Except for Rabbit, Run Updike has risked little. The risk of sloppy writing-one taken by most great novelists from Dostoevsky to Faulkner-is unthinkable to him; a page of prose, he feels, should be able to stand alone. "I would not attempt a big novel yet," he says. "My...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Sustaining Stream | 2/1/1963 | See Source »

Up to 35? an Hour. The boarders, core of the school, are down for tuition of $738 a year. But even if they have the money, which most do not, they are not permitted to pay in full. Each student must agree when he enters to owe the school at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Schools: Pay As You Work | 1/4/1963 | See Source »

While taking in Robert Dawson's good poems for instance, the ancient courtesan has had to choke on his bad ones as well. The "Superman" and "Donald Duck" of Dawson's Suite Picaresque neatly juxtapose their heroes with a more immediate world, and unlike "Tonto" and "Woody Woodpecker" are careful...

Author: By Robert W. Gordon, | Title: The Advocate | 12/20/1962 | See Source »

But the Terrier defense was rather sloppy against Northeastern allowing five goals for the Huskies--and if Lamarche. Taylor and Co. are clicking, tonight's game could be an exciting and high-scoring contest.

Author: By Efrem Sigel, | Title: Varsity Meets B.U. Tonight Important Hockey Test | 12/8/1962 | See Source »

The varsity basketball team will face Boston Collage at 8 p.m. in the IAB tonight in what could be a surprisingly tight contest--if the Crimson can overcome the nervousness and generally sloppy play that cost them a 51-41 decision to an Amherst quintet last Saturday.

Author: By R. ANDREW Beyer, | Title: Crimson Seeks First Win of Year Against B.C. Quintet Here Tonight | 12/6/1962 | See Source »

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