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...while Royer promises a measure of stability for the IOP, he says he won't shy away from pushing his own programs. "My friends who work in academia have been educating me about the politics of the academy," he says. "It doesn't seem any tougher than the politics of local government. I think I can handle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seattle Mayor To Head IOP; Promises Long Commitment | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

...while Royer promises a measure of stability for the IOP, he says he won't shy away from pushing his own programs. "My friends who work in academia have been educating me about the politics of the academy," he says. "It doesn't seem any tougher than the politics of local government. I think I can handle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seattle Mayor To Head IOP; Promises Long Commitment | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

First-year students will face more rigorous exams, made tougher in response to criticism that the requirement was too superficial...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: The QRR: Stumbling Toward the Future | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

...promo men would say, a hard sell) even today. Musicians may cross over a lot, but radio stations seldom do. Vernon Reid, 31, who plays guitar with an ear on Hendrix and an eye on the Top Ten, recognized the problem early on. "Being black makes it tougher," he says. "It helped that we are a good band. But we had to be real good ; -- better than a white band has to be -- to convince radio and record companies to take the risk." There was a significant, and surprising, payoff. Living Colour's first album is still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Directions for The Next Decade | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

...almost to Leningrad. But with the central army group in striking distance of Moscow, Hitler delayed its advance to concentrate on capturing the industrial and agricultural resources of the Ukraine, and it was not until October that he began a new drive on the capital. And the Soviets proved tougher than expected. The Germans originally estimated Soviet strength at about 200 divisions; Moscow eventually fielded nearly 400 on the Western front -- roughly 6 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Desperate Years | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

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