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...Cranes weave a musical spell strangely reminiscent of David Lynch's bewildering and beloved town of Twin Peaks. A frightening thought perhaps, but Wings of Joy will send visions of Audrey and Agent Cooper dancing through your head. Alison Shaw's vocals also bear an astounding resemblance to those of Twin Peaks own Julee Cruise. Merits of the show aside, do we really need another soundtrack...

Author: By Rita L. Berardino, | Title: Much Pain, No Meaning | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

...Crimson outscored Cornell 27-6 and reeled off 14 unanswered points in a five-minute span. Cornell's freshman forward finally broke the spell with 18 seconds left in the half. By then, it was too late...

Author: By Justin R. P. ingersoll, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Women Cagers Crush Cornell at Briggs | 2/18/1992 | See Source »

Moreover, Bush did not spell out precisely how to pay the $100 billion, five-year cost of his program, saying, "We'll figure that out." He sent Congress a 38-page list of financing options, none involving higher taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Social Policy: Rx Band-Aids To Patch Up Health Care | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

...case, the Republican electoral lock gives Bush a leg up on the competition. In each of the last six presidential elections, 23 states, accounting for 203 electoral votes, have sided with the GOP. Bush's position and party affiliation spell tough times for any Democratic challengers...

Author: By Harry JAMES Wilson, | Title: Losing His Religion | 2/8/1992 | See Source »

Still, many educators believe that the contraction of the 1990s need not spell doom for U.S. universities. If major institutions concentrate on what they do best and stop trying to be all things to all students, they may actually emerge stronger than ever. "What we are witnessing is the death of the 19th century research university," says David Scott Kastan, chairman of Columbia's department of English and comparative literature. Such institutions are enormously inefficient, but there are good ways and bad ways to prune them. "There's the democracy-of-pain option," he explains, "whereby you cut across...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Chill on Campus | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

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