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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...went on to say, "any emphasis on my appointment trivializes the genuine concerns of the students and diverts attention from the real source of those concerns, the people who for all of their suffering cannot get the sort of attention Harvard Law students rather easily...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: Austin Wary About Becoming Center of Attention | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...could sort of figure out what people were saying," says Knight, who still retains his British accent. "I would say one thing and people wouldn't know what I was saying...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Breaking Away Off the Field, Around the Globe | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...Sports are an excellent way to develop friendships and meet new people," Knight says. "In England, however, sports are not just associated with the schools. Professional teams take away from the spirit. Here, everything is sort of built through the school...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Breaking Away Off the Field, Around the Globe | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

Then why did the Soviets play along? Their own interests demanded a different sort of linkage, but cooperation was the key to their goals as well. "As we have said," Komplektov explained, "we want to deny you the image of us as your enemy. Our desire to become respected by the international community is central to our efforts at home, because it will help us integrate into the world economy." From this perspective, Soviet-American cooperation anywhere serves Moscow's interests. Moreover, the Soviets genuinely wanted to reduce their overextended position in Central America, and Esquipulas, because it had regional...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Summit: Anger, Bluff - and Cooperation | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

...Compass began as a "storefront theater with educational intentions," the creation of two intellectual insurrectionists, Paul Sills and David Shepherd. The actors who gravitated to it made it into a proving ground for improvisational theater and a sort of comedy cabaret for Mensa members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Just For Fun THE COMPASS by Janet Coleman | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

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