Word: topical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fate of these survivors, will be the topic of a presentation hosted by Asian American students tomorrow, as part of an ongoing effort to educate the Harvard community about the experiences of Asian Americans...
Fifty students attending a debate on the topic "Should I go to law school?" last night listened to a student argument for the negative from none other than Law School Dean of Admissions Molly T. Getaghty...
...troupe's latest venture--and, according to hints, probably their last for some time both legitimizes and assuages such fears True. Life Itself seems rather a broad topic to attempt visualizing. And the proximity of the eternal verities (birth, religion, contraception, and the life of a waiter) have transformed the original Python tone of genial silliness to satire. But despite these signs of maturity, the group has evidently regained its comic fire--and the comedians roll around in their capacious subject matter with every bit of the old gusto and panache...
While eating lunch in her Science Center office, Bergvall polishes a presentation on "Women and Language" for a guest section she is to lead at 2 p.m. It is a topic that fascinates her, but one that "creates a lot of unease" among linguists, she says. So while she devotes her thesis to the analysis of Kikuyu, a traditional subject, she has made the issue of language and power between the sexes a second intellectual endeavor. It offers "a chance for me to express my feminism," she says, noting that academic pressures have forced her to sacrifice much...
...intense focus has had its compensations too. With the help of her advisor she was able to publish a paper last year, and in January she completed another on women and language. She also mentions the pleasure of giving a good lecture and inspiring someone's interest in the topic. And even at the end of a 12-hour day, Bergvall seems committed to her goal. "Part of what I've been trying to do is to train myself for the life of the mind...