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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Instead of merely shunning politics, the council could make any number of institutional changes to give itself a more legitimate and effective voice on campus. For one, the council should appoint an effective council historian to provide institutional memory and to prevent the council from repeating its mistakes. Subramanian appointed an historian earlier this semester, but she seems to have abandoned her poorly-defined duties...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Less Than Zero | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

When was the last time you ever heard anyone discuss South Africa and Harvard without talking about divestment? Harvard could take any number of actions besides divestment to improve the situation in South Africa. What about recruiting Black South African students, or sponsoring forums for anti-apartheid activists? Instead, the PC have framed the debate so that only divestment matters; until Harvard divests, nothing else may be discussed...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: 'Politically Correct' Thought Control | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

...heart disease, food manufacturers are rolling out an array of low-fat and fat-free fancy pastries, creamy cakes and gooey snacks. This month Entenmann's introduced a dozen no-fat desserts, including Bavarian Creme Pastry and % Pineapple Crunch Cake. They are made with nonfat milk and egg whites instead of whole eggs; according to Entenmann's, they do not contain a trace of oil, margarine or butter. Meanwhile, Hostess cupcakes, a favorite after-school snack for generations of children, will now come in a 97% fat-free version. Hostess Lights will seem more like sponge cake than a cupcake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: How To Pig Out | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

...work of the '50s like Coffee, 1956, Diebenkorn smudged over or omitted facial features altogether. Bischoff harmonized roughly sketched figures and their environments in understated, cool-warm canvases like the perfectly composed Orange Sweater, 1955. Weeks, a billboard painter by trade, followed Park in destroying his earlier works, opting instead for abstracted figures rendered in big blocks of color...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The San Francisco Rebellion | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

...instead of setting up your own testing programs, aren't you directing people into these...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LARRY KRAMER: Using Rage to Fight the Plague | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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