Word: arene
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Author Paul Theroux, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst: "These books about the affairs of the White House, telling secrets -- they're obnoxious. But haven't we got a right to know those things? Aren't we obliged to know those things? The same goes for people selling snake oil and salvation. It's human weakness that they represent, but it's an American strength when they are exposed...
...quixotic move? "Oh, the same reasons people always give when they run," he explained in typically languid fashion. "The proper issues aren't being presented; the people deserve a better choice." McCarthy has a book of essays due in August (Required Reading for 1988), and a campaign might help sales...
...kids who aren't work-study are usually special cases or have special talents," he says...
...that only one-third of all monitors play sports. The problem is that "athletes carry a high profile," he says. "When a varsity athlete is working in the equipment room or some place else, people tend to notice. What they may miss are the 15 other workers employed who aren't a Tom Yohe [Harvard's first-string quarterback...
...have found from our experience in recruiting that if we aren't able to address very individual situations, we could be in danger of losing the best possible person," Corvey says. "The equity considerations are a priority. It isn't one package...