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...divestment advocates are truly interested in divisions which exist in South Africa, they should also strive to end divisions in their own community. Elitism and poor faculty-student contact are only two such divisions, and there are numerous others which a creative or perceptive activist can find and lash out against...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: CAMPUS CRITIC | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

...kind of incantatory fashion, muttering "lead on, o kinky turtle" whenever I feel shorted, stiffed, put upon by outside forces. I keep it handy, as you would a rabbit's foot, for there is a lot of bullying going down in this town, my new home, and one must strive not to be caught without a device to ease the pressure gathering under the hood. Lead on, o kinky turtle. The first time I invoked the expression was on the George Washington Bridge. At a quarter past one, I was 20 miles from the Hudson River. At half past three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York City: An Incantation | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

...committees will propose a comprehensive resolution without compromising the interests of the nations represented, similar to what the United Nations committees strive to do, Araten said...

Author: By Jonathan S. Leff, | Title: High School Model U.N. Begins Today in Boston | 12/11/1986 | See Source »

Each week TIME brings readers stories and pictures of major news events, but our editors also strive to present the quieter, more slowly developing trends and realities that affect our world. The plight of young black men in America is one such undercurrent, and in this issue we explore the subject at greater than usual length...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher: Dec. 1, 1986 | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

...Generals' final spring, Flutie had missed playing football. But back in a clubhouse again, he realized that his greater longing had been for a team. "Without a team, it's like you're alone on an island. There's no one around to turn to, no common goal to strive for. When you're a quarterback, it's particularly empty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mac Is Back: Pass It On | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

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