Word: address
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Oprah has to monopolize 10 pages in Time, a magazine I rely on to address issues of somewhat weighty national and international significance. Instead, I am treated to excerpts from the journal Winfrey kept while filming the movie Beloved-excerpts that detail her insecurities as an actress and her pedagogical relationship with Jonathan Demme, the movie's director. He's a wonderful filmmaker, she writes, but more importantly, he has faith in Oprah. The on-screen adaptation of the Toni Morrison novel comes to theaters Oct. 16 and is the reason why Time's editorial staff developed a sudden interest...
...policy violates our right to due process of law," he said. "It doesn't address the issues behind why students are not attending class, such as the fact that a number of professors have poor teaching skills...
...Forcing students to go to class when they don't want to or can't is not a good way of addressing what's wrong with the legal environment here. The administration has not taken other steps to address any of these issues, and that's unfortunate," Persily said...
Ramos-Horta also praised the United Nations as"the only institution that can address some of thepressing issues...
Binge drinking is a big problem on America's college campuses. Congress, in the Higher Education Act passed last week, took a long overdue step to address the problem. The legislation will require colleges to report to the government all liquor-law violations, including incidents which do not result in arrest. Colleges will now also be permitted to inform parents of any alcohol-related offenses committed by their children...