Word: benefit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...applause that swept the amiably musty BAM theater was not just for Stein. Nor just for Donald Maxwell's passionate performance as Sir John. Nor even just for the smiling Princess of Wales, Princess Di herself, who appeared in a glowing white satin dress for the black-tie benefit. Also to be applauded and celebrated was the start of a new kind of opera season in a place where opera has been something of a rarity...
...Mass. Ave. church was holding a benefit dance for Salvadoran emigres when a fight developed between Parada and 22-year-old Marcus U. Reyes, according to police. Later that night. Reves was brought to Mount Auburn Hospital with a fatal stab wound to the chest, police said...
...sacrifice of a few randomly assigned students intended to bring diversity is a new form of tokenism. The randomly assigned students do not benefit from losing their choice and being placed in an environment in which they may be less comfortable, and the upperclassmen will not suddenly transcend their perceptions of house and self because of an influx of 40 token, unexpected sophomores. These students are being used to pacify the University's embarrassment over house stereotypes, which block Harvard's dream of perfect diversity...
Feminist comedian Kate Clinton takes over Sanders Theater this Saturday with a concert to benefit the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. Clinton, who has sold out shows at Boston's Club Cabaret and at the Great American Music Hall, is known for her whyscracks and political satire...
...additional benefit of the plan, according to its backers, is that it will not only desegregate Boston's schools but also enhance the education of its students. Willie says, "Each choice cycle represents a referendum on a school. If a school isn't educationally attractive for various racial groups...it gives a clear signal that something is wrong and needs to be changed...