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While shifting into a high-gear career and moving to the Washington area in 1976 meant a more stressful way of life, it also signaled the start of Gorelick's turn in the public spotlight. By the time she was appointed counsel at the Defense Department, Gorelick became aware that she had once again picked a hard fight...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Laying Down the Law | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

...Class of 1972 had a turbulent four years. As first-years, they awoke one morning to the sight of 400 police officers in riot gear storming University Hall; by Commencement, they had participated in three strikes...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Protest and Change | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

Frank T. Ward '72 says he was abruptly awakened one spring morning by "400 state troopers with riot gear dragging students out by their hair from University Hall...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Protest and Change | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

...Globe, is what editorial director Dan Schwartz calls the "conservative version." But when Kathie Lee lashed out at the tabloid, predicting it would soon publish a story about the alien baby she and her television co-host Regis Philbin would be having, the Globe shifted into a lower gear, publishing pictures of Gifford and Johnson groping each other, along with the steamy dialogue between the two. In the latest issue, Johnson begs Kathie Lee to forgive Frank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORTSCASTERS BEHAVING BADLY? | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...well, the pits, they asked her where Simon might be able to look in on a real dig. She told them about Passport in Time (PIT), a USDA Forest Service program established in 1988 that invites the public (at no cost except for providing your own food, camping gear and, at some locations, water) to join in excavations at its sites. Jolene took Simon on his first dig in 1993, when he was 8. Not only did the experience fail to bury his interest, it all but locked him into a career path. Now 12, he's about to engage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUST LIKE INDIANA JONES | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

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