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1970s: In which Susan goes to prom, Carl rebells, and Michael finds it hard to keep his promise.

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To prepare her for prom, Betty is taking Susan shopping for a new dress. There has opened a new clothing store on Oasis Strip, and they are both eager to check it out. They start browsing for a dress, and Susan tries out a few different ones. Betty likes the color of the pink one, but thinks it bares too much skin, Susan dislikes the color but likes the cut.   But even if they are looking for dresses for Susan, she finds something for mum too. "Isn't it too..." Betty starts, but Susan interrupts her. "It's radical. So cool. Mum, you must get it!" Back home Betty shows off her new outfit, which she chose to buy in a completely different color than what Susan suggested. In Susan's mind, it's not nearly as cool, but mum is happy so she doesn't say anything. Besides, she has other things on her mind. Like getting ready! She spends hours in front of the mirror, trying to get her hair and make-up right. They're seniors, she's not, she has to lo...

1970s: Matters of the heart

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There are parts of university life that Michael does not tell Linda about. Such as the wild keg-parties they throw at the weekends. In a way they remind him of the partys in the park back home, in others they are far different. Wilder, more diverse, and a lot more fun when you don't need to be sober enough to sneak back home after.   He also doesn't tell Linda about all the girls he meets. Some of them really cute, others really smart. He likes the cute ones, but have to admit that he's more drawn to the smart ones. A lot of them are both cute and smart. He's not cheating, just chatting. He's sure that when he sees Linda again come summer things will be just as they were. He hopes at least. But as his first term is starting to come to an end, and term papers and tests are starting to pile up, Michael is wishing he hadn't spent so much time on protests, debates and parties. Now he's worried he'll even pass his courses. Still some of the protests has paid ...