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Cohn's work was praised for "challeng[ing] current arguments that eradicate the distinction between fiction and nonfiction," in the selection committee's statement. "Her arguments, rich and encompassing, are presented with elegance and concision...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professor Wins Literary Prize | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) also reacted strongly to the council, releasing a statement yesterday which "challeng[ed] the UC's authority to create a 'policy' on date rape at Harvard-Radcliffe...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Date Rape Terms Draw Criticism | 4/17/1992 | See Source »

...told his tale at a pace just a little fizzier than the merely lifelike, encouraged his cameraman Michael Ballhaus to light it one notch brighter than reality, one notch darker than fantasy. His splendid actors never pause to explain their strange behavior. The result is a delirious and challeng- ing comedy, a postmodern Ulysses in Nighttown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mean Streets in Nighttown After Hours | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

DuBay insists that he is not challeng ing the right of bishops to rule, but merely seeking to restore a lost balance in the church between discipline and freedom. "The union is one way that the church can apply its social teachings to itself," he says. The proposal does point up the fact that the parish priest is underprivileged in rights and rewards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roman Catholics: For a White-Collar Union | 3/4/1966 | See Source »

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