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That was about twice the size the instructor, Associate Professor of Fine Arts Diane W. Upright, had in mind, and she told freshmen and sophomores in the class to make themselves scarce. Enter the Core's administrators, who told Upright she could only thin out her ranks by means of a random lottery...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: S.R.O. | 2/16/1983 | See Source »

Associate Professor of Fine Arts Diane W. Upright, who is teaching the class which attracted twice as many students as it can accommodate, yesterday announced at the 1 p.m. lecture that only juniors and seniors could enroll...

Author: By Ethan A. Benardete, | Title: Freshmen, Sophomores Gain New Life in Lit. & Arts B-16 | 2/9/1983 | See Source »

...Upright said late yesterday afternoon that the Core officials--responding to student complaints--informed her that she could only use a proportional lottery system to thin the course size. "I made an error in innocence," Upright said...

Author: By Ethan A. Benardete, | Title: Freshmen, Sophomores Gain New Life in Lit. & Arts B-16 | 2/9/1983 | See Source »

...Upright said that students interested in entering the lottery should attend lecture tomorrow...

Author: By Ethan A. Benardete, | Title: Freshmen, Sophomores Gain New Life in Lit. & Arts B-16 | 2/9/1983 | See Source »

...were goods really cheaper? In 1933 the average annual household income was $32 a week; in 1981 it was $497 a week. So while the latest-model Kenmore upright vacuum cleaner costs $99.95 now, compared with $17.45 then, it can be paid for with a day's work, pretax, whereas the 1933 Kenmore cost nearly three days' salary. The 1982 vacuum cleans better too. Some items even have lower price tags today. Sears does not sell a twelve-tube Superheterodyne console radio any longer, but at $52.95 it could hardly be a match for this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Mickey Wore Gloves | 12/20/1982 | See Source »

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