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Nearly every aspect of life in South Africa is a stark study in black and white. That was clearer than ever last week after a strong swing to the right in a whites-only national election. A jubilant State President P.W. Botha, whose party increased its seats in Parliament, went on national television after declaring victory and said, "The outside world must accept that the white electorate is here to stay and has a special duty in South Africa." To Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the country's best-known blacks, the election carried a very different lesson. Said...
...about 30 people. This semester the space has hosted a work by Stewart Thomsen '83, The War Years, and Brian Friel's The Faith Healer. Says Laurence Thomsen '89, who directed The War Years, "It's an intimate space. My favorite part about it is that it's so stark. It creates its own atmosphere...
Certainly, Nolte's character merits a few good chuckles. For one thing, here's a good guy who always wears black--in stark contrast to Boothe's omnipresent white suit. Nick sure is tough. He's the type of cop who casually slips vital evidence into his shirt pockets with his keys. The type of cop who cares but does not raise an eyebrow when he sees his best friend (Rip Torn) gunned down. The type of cop who says things like, "I'm particular who I drink with." The type of cop who is one walking macho cliche...
...Stark need and the Communist insurgency have given Aquino a severe challenge on two fronts: achieving both economic recovery and political stability. Economically, Aquino has fought back with, among other things, an adjustment program negotiated last October with the International Monetary Fund. The IMF promised to lend the Philippines roughly $330 million while insisting on limitations to monetary growth and fiscal restraint along with basic changes in the country's protectionist economy...
...members of the Radcliffe chapter ofthis national organization are Judith R. Barish,Maisy M. Chan, Marion C. Eakin, Deborah Tan Hung,Elizabeth Ransome, Karin M. Reinisch, Marilynn M.Richtarik, Joan Roanine, Stark, Stroud and Wohl