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...that everybody's got a gold. The question, though, is whether Marie Reine Le Gougne will be the catalyst for an overhaul of what cynics call "boxing on skates." Even if we never hear from Le Gougne herself, she has reminded us that figure skating has been tainted by backroom dealing, pre-judging by judges and other vices one might expect from a highly popular "sport" that has few inherently objective measures of its winners and losers...
Another complaint Goodman shares with junior faculty is that the secrecy of the process and unrealistically high expectations breed departmental strife. The most prominent allegations against the secrecy of the process come from former government professor Peter Berkowitz, who claimed in a suit against Harvard that procedural impropriety and backroom dealmaking derailed his shot at tenure. The case is currently pending in Massachusetts appellate court...
...They’re not listening, they’re talking to each other, they’re in the backroom eating,” Williamson said. “It’s a farcical exercise...
...past, said some sponsors of last night’s forum, citizens’ opinions have been overshadowed by “backroom deals” within the council...
...after a honeymoon, Kim the admired dissident has morphed in the minds of many Koreans into Kim the political operator. While supporters had hoped he would clean up the country's political culture and build stronger democratic institutions, they have found him an all-too enthusiastic participant in the backroom maneuvering that has long plagued Korean politics and alienated the citizenry...