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...show "Dr. Laura." But as its Sept. 11 premier date nears, she has been the target of a campaign by gay activists who are pressuring Paramount Domestic Television to pull the plug because of what they contend are her slurs against homosexuals. Procter & Gamble has backed out as a sponsor. In an exclusive interview with TIME, Schlessinger, 53, an Orthodox Jew, discusses the controversy as well as her new book, "Parenthood by Proxy" (HarperCollins, $24), and what she sees as a moral decline...
Regarding Intel's recent sponsorship of the Internet and health conference, and its request that Harvard cover up the iMac computer kiosks (News, June 5): The University should have been tougher. You don't "accomodate" a sponsor at the expense of the students. Not a monetary decision? Right. Or perhaps Intel threatened to yank Andy Grove from his appeareance...
...that, somehow, I think that if Apple was the sponsor and Intel had the kiosks, Apple wouldn't have been so paranoid as to demand such a stipulation as covering and unplugging anything. Yet, as a dedicated Mac user, I can't help but feel a bit giddy and pleased that Intel made such a demand based on fear of market trends and the success of iMacs, and Macs in general. Get used to it, Intel...
...Hoping to promote greater knowledge of the entertainment industry, both for students interested in pursuing a career in the field and for those simply curious, the Entertainment Association will sponsor lectures and discussion groups...
...scrutiny and more hurdles. Though this committee is still in its planning stages, the current undergraduate members have been hand-picked by Karen E. Avery '87, associate dean of the College for coeducation and director of the Trust, and the groups that will receive funding will need a Faculty sponsor. We hope the Trust will evolve to serve the voices of undergraduate women and men concerned with gender issues and the place of women on campus and fund those projects, whether popular with the administration or not, that best address these concerns...