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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...group's theology--a combination of Christianity and science fiction, with elements of Hinduism mixed in--was the work of 66-year-old Marshall Herff Applewhite, one of the 39 dead. The son of a minister, Applewhite taught music at several universities in the 1960's, marrying and having two children. He was dismissed in 1971, reportedly after a sexual liaison with a male student, and he sought therapy for a "cure" for his homosexuality. Applewhite then met a nurse and astrologer, Bonnie Lu Trusdale Nettles, who led him to believe that the pair were aliens incarnated on earth...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Heaven Help Us | 4/1/1997 | See Source »

...with rock 'n' roll successfully? Though elements of rock can be heard in the works of such composers as Philip Glass, no one has yet produced a truly crowd-pleasing piece that brings rock into the concert hall or opera house the same way that Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein taught symphony orchestras how to swing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: CROSS OVER, BEETHOVEN | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

Currently, 93 percent of the Core courses are taught by senior Faculty members...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Proposal to Alter Core Curriculum Draws Fire, Praise | 3/21/1997 | See Source »

...sometimes said all that's being bought and sold is merely "access," not government policy itself. But access is worthless if it doesn't affect policy, and experience has taught those who contribute that access works. And to state the obvious: it is unfair and undemocratic for those who buy access to have a bigger voice in government than those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONSPIRACY OF TRIVIA | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...with the comment "One lesson of the wartime experience is that in a conflict between good and evil, neutrality is morally indefensible." Since when has this been true? While it is important to stand up for justice, neutrality in the sense of pacifism has always been morally defensible, as taught by great moral leaders, including Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. JEDIDIAH J. PALOSAARI Pasadena, California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 17, 1997 | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

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