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Johnson retired from the Los Angeles Lakers after 12 years when he tested positive for the HIV virus. He has since devoted much of his time to educational efforts to combat the spread of the disease...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Magic Johnson Cancels Medical School Speech | 5/15/1992 | See Source »

With the recession cutting deeply into the pockets of city store owners, many businesses are resorting to slashing advertising budgets to combat the stagnant economy...

Author: By Melissa Lee and Mark L. Ruberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Recession Cuts Into Area Ad Budgets | 5/13/1992 | See Source »

...acted and directed with such in-your-face coarseness. Candice Bergen, a two-time Emmy winner (in years when the Golden Girls were apparently snoozing), has anything but a light comic touch. Listening to her labored, overemphatic line readings is like watching someone slog through a swamp in combat boots. Faith Ford, as dippy anchorwoman Corky Sherwood-Forrest (a character married off just to create a funny name!), shrieks her way through scenes as if she were trying to be heard above a hurricane. Grant Shaud, as frenetic executive producer Miles Silverberg, needs sedation more than his character does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Labor And Other Pains | 5/11/1992 | See Source »

...office of Race Relations and Minority Affairs is instituting a new program to combat racism and highlight racial awareness in the houses, Assistant Dean of Race Relations and Minority Affairs Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle said in a meeting Wednesday...

Author: By Rajath Shourie, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: New Program Combats Racism | 5/1/1992 | See Source »

...MORE importantly, they're dangerous--not only to themselves, but also to the continued maintenance and proper functioning of the MAC. As I see it, the MAC suffers from two principal problems that stem from its excessive accessibility to the public--overcrowding and misuse. To combat these evils, I propose two reforms: First, a membership fee of say, $25 per term, would force students to think seriously about their pursuit of physical fitness, thereby discouraging dabblers and jokers from wasting time...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: Take Back the MAC | 4/21/1992 | See Source »

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