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...mayor of Honolulu has suggested settling Marcos on the island off Oahu that served as a set for the television series Gilligan's Island. That bears exploration. The others could join him. There is something to be said for Alcatraz, which shut down its penitentiary 23 years ago. It is secure. The decorators responsible for Caesar's Palace might redo the prison in red velvet flocking and gilt. Still, the island is small, the night air chilly and the foghorns mournful. Strongmen from sunnier latitudes might find themselves depressed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Island of the Lost Autocrats | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

...NOTES are not very good and its largely my own fault. Not only do I have a tendency to fall asleep in any lecture that doesn't show or at least mention Gilligan more than once, but I can't take notes. While most people take down the important points and ideas of a lecture, I have a strange congenital disorder which allows me to catch only transition elements. Thus, even if I manage to stay awake for the whole hour, my only record of it is a piece of paper which says "We must first...therefore...the most important...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Professing Some Hatred | 3/11/1986 | See Source »

...forwards came back and took the pressure off our defenders," Catamount Coach Michael Gilligan said. "And Draper came up with the big saves...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Split Weekend Jaunt: Dethrone RPI, Drop to UVM | 1/6/1986 | See Source »

...careful look at the Catamounts shows that Coach Mike Gilligan must be using mirrors. UVM has scored only 19 goals in its six league games. Harvard, in contrast, has 49 in seven games. And Fusco alone has 21 points...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Fusco Steals Limelight As Killer B's Keep Buzzing | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

Victor Williams, president of the Ed School Student Government, says that Gilligan was chosen by students to deliver last year's Commencement address because she has managed to show a "genuine concern" for the Ed School student while maintaing a high public profile...

Author: By Rebecca K. Kramnick, | Title: Putting Women Into the Equation | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

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