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...prospect of two years in an unfamiliar and remote country does not faze her in the least, although she cites two concerns that have plagued Peace Corps volunteer for years. "It's going to be hard to leave my boyfriend," she says. "And its very difficult for my parents that I'm going away for two years to a place that can't be reached by telephone." She shrugs and adds. "But my mother tells me I'm probably safer in Gabon than in New York City...
...helps to know this while reading The Meeting at Telgte, for the novel is in part Grass's allegorical tribute to Group 47. But the book is also an imaginative leap, and easily accessible as such even to those unfamiliar with the details of German life in this or the 17th century. Grass whisks himself off to one of the many times in history when the sword seemed mightier than the pen. He watches poets' gather at an obscure village inn, all of them taking risks to get there. Brigands and bands of hungry soldiers terrorize travelers...
...unlikely that running the Screw ad would help the magazine, as the majority contends. On the contrary, many people who were unfamiliar with Screw would learn never to subscribe, and some might even be motivated to work actively against Screw and other forms of pornography...
...every hundred students who start out in Memorial Junior High each September, 60 will not be around in June. Of those who actually do graduate, something like one-fourth fail to get into high school. Each fall teachers steel themselves to confront a steady stream of unfamiliar faces with all-too-familiar problems. But like a stratified rock in Geology I, the school tells more about where the town has been than where it is going. English Teacher Tizoe Romero recalls the '40s, when Memorial was the poor white man's school. Coach Harry Franson remembers twelve years...
Harvard, however, is optimistic that today's final round will set things straight. Yesterday the team had to battle cold and windy weather while playing out an unfamiliar course, described as "brutal" by Alexander. Tomorrow will feature clear skies, balmy breezes, and the Crimson Shepherd Plan. This last part of the three-pronged victory formula calls for every Harvard player to beat his URI opponent by two strokes, which should effectively shear the Rams of any Palo Alto playoff delusions they may have entertained...