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But such presidential support seems misplaced. The weakness in Princeton's system centers on the student committee itself, a collection of three not so holy trinities, to borrow Brennan's metaphor. The committee consists of three current class presidents, three past class presidents, and three students selected from the student...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: Thou Shalt Not Cheat | 10/20/1983 | See Source »

DIED. Terence Cardinal Cooke, 62, Archbishop of New York; of acute myelomonoblastic leukemia; in New York City. The genial, owlish New York native succeeded his mentor, the commanding Francis Cardinal Spellman, and quickly adopted a more conciliatory managerial style, in keeping with the decentralizing principles of Vatican II. An anti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Oct. 17, 1983 | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

"Manischevitz was profoundly disappointed at the return of his active pain and suffering. He had hoped for a longer interval of easement, long enough to have a thought other than of him self and his troubles. Day by day, minute after minute, he lived in pain, pain his only memory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Heroism Without Sentiment | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

Jonathan, a sturdy sixth-grader who attends the Esterbrook School in Lexington, says that life at the Quad is "basically the same" as it was before the Flicks moved on campus five years ago. He admits a weakness for the Food Services Chinese dinner and mentions the facilities at the...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: At Home, At School Children in the Houses | 10/15/1983 | See Source »

The foreign-exchange value of the dollar is more than a narrow concern for economists and speculators. The dollar links U.S. economic policies to individuals as varied as Brazilian coffee growers, German steelmakers and American car buyers. A strong American currency is important for the U.S. and for the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Big a Bang for the Buck | 10/10/1983 | See Source »

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