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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this fall. (The kids who constitute his main audience, explain show executives, have gone back to school.) Through it all, Tonight's ratings have remained relatively stable. "This race is not a sprint, it's a marathon," notes Brandon Tartikoff, president of NBC Entertainment. "Whatever burns the brightest, fades the fastest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Let's Get Busy!! | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

...even if Faust does fulfill Higgins' wish, the Tigers will still have to deny the puck. Last year, Princeton was ranked 11th in team defense. The brightest spot behind the blue line is All-Rookie selection Mike McKee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Who are the Contenders... | 11/10/1989 | See Source »

...many as 20 percent of all professors show symptoms related to each one of three "stages" of melancholia, Machell says. The first--the so-called "tarnished star" syndrome--affects new professors accustomed to being the doted-upon, high-GPA graduate students with the brightest ideas, now thrown into cold competition with politically-seasoned scholars in large, uncaring institutions. Sound familiar yet, anyone...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Academic Angst | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

...pilot program last March, she asked businesses to buy books of the $2.50 coupons to be distributed to street people instead of the customary coins. Initial results were so good the program became permanent. Soon the center will offer coupons in various denominations and book sizes. The brightest sign so far is that some panhandlers have begun asking for coupons instead of cash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American: Notes LOS ANGELES Brother, No Dimes, Please | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

...Know what you're talking about when you meet with the Corporation. Last year, a group of the council's supposed best and brightest embarassed themselves in front of Harvard's governing body with an inexcusable display of ignorance. A chance to meet with the Corporation is unfortunately an exceedingly rare privilege for students. The council blew the opportunity. the council's main strength is that the recognition and respect afforded it by the University. When the council loses its credibility with the University, it isn't worth the room it meets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Do the Right Thing | 10/12/1989 | See Source »

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