Word: appealing
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...Faculty Council last week expressed support for removing the words "in General Studies" from the Cum Laude in General Studies degree. Under this plan, students would be able to graduate cum laude without being honors concentrators. Despite its intuitive appeal, we oppose this course of action for several reasons...
City Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55 responded to a letter written by Diefenbach on February 21 by placing his appeal on the agenda for the March 6 meeting of the City Council...
...improving global prosperity" Hillary Rodham Clinton told the United Nations Conference on Women that greater efforts must be made to open economic opportunities and provide social services for women around the world. The First Lady's appearance at the one-day conference in New York City follows her appeal for the improvement of the lives of the world's poor women and children at last week's international summit on poverty in Copenhagen. TIME reporter Bonnie Angelo notes that having kept a low profile for the last few months, Mrs. Clinton is now speaking out on "conventional womens' issues, which...
...John became one of the few brave souls to emerge from the huge gay show-biz underground into the glare of publicity and opprobrium. If he suffered a bit less for his declaration than other entertainers might have, it's because his appeal is not primarily sexual; the glitter and sartorial outrage conceal an ordinary, football-loving guy with an extraordinary love of the limelight. For all the tabloid titters, England realizes this; it has virtually made John its official Ambassador of Fun. He has performed for all branches of the Royal Family, and is a favorite dancing partner...
Minutes later, Salinas broke with a long-standing tradition that requires former Presidents to refrain from publicly criticizing their successors, and telephoned a popular pro-government news program to issue an emotional appeal. Saying nothing about his brother, he denounced the Zedillo government for the ``errors of December,'' an unmistakable reference to his successor's disastrous peso devaluation, which sent the economy into a tailspin. While Salinas' statement transfixed Mexicans with its breach of political decorum, it did little to restore the reputation of the former President...