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...self-generated student magazines. The danger is that it uses the means of reasoned scholarship, together with a dash of compassion and a hint of counselling, not to get at the Truth, or even to advance in dialogue toward a more comprehensive understanding, but rather as a weapon, a blunt instrument, with which to beat a discussion into submission. The piece is akin to an intellectual mugging, and all the more disturbing as the dirty deed is done in the name of Western civilization and in behalf, in part, of the Christian Church...

Author: By Peter J. Gomes, | Title: Why Are They So Scared? | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

...church nor the civil rights movement served as Wilder's launching pad. A sense of personal entitlement served him instead, a belief that "as long as the Constitution was written for others, it was written for me." Often his color represented an impediment to be surmounted or a weapon to be used. He learned to do either well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Candidates: A Ghetto Kid Who Remembers His Roots | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

Fielder's other main weapon is half back 730-yds. On 145 carries. The speedy senior is fourth in the nation in rushing, averaging 129.8 yards-per-game...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Gridders Battle Dartmouth For 1st Place in Ivy League | 11/2/1991 | See Source »

Versatile Weapon...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Hirsh: Leaping Tall Buildings in Single Bounds | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

...season long (most notably against Fordham), Hirsch has demonstrated that he is a versatile offensive weapon. He can rush along the sideline and barrel through opposing lines. On the next down, he can slide into the flat and grab a ball with skill and poise...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Hirsh: Leaping Tall Buildings in Single Bounds | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

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