Word: berkeley
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this year's exam, Princeton University finished second, with the University of California at Berkeley garnering third place...
Proceeding on a false assumption, a lot of people were mystified, shocked, or simply outraged when they learned of Meese's selection. Although Meese attended Yale and Berkeley, both fine schools, he is hardly an exemplar of our highest ideals...
...show's producers have chosen four schools for the week: the University of California at Berkeley, Georgia Tech, the University of Hawaii, and Princeton...
Many critics complain that putting anchors in the middle of the story is simply an exercise in promotion. Says Andrew Stern, who teaches broadcast journalism at the University of California, Berkeley: "There's nothing that Dan Rather or Tom Brokaw can add to the Manila story that the guys covering the Far East can't." Network executives disagree. "The purpose of sending an anchor is in large part to say this is an important story," says ABC's Wald. The anchors, too, claim their presence can enhance a story. "You've got three activist anchormen," says Brokaw. "We all come...
...membership boom also has roots in the hardening realities of today's economy. Acceptance in a fraternity or sorority often entitles a student to convenient, low-cost housing (at the University of California, Berkeley, for example, an average of $317 a month for room and board, compared with $455 for a dormitory room). In addition, many of the societies now provide extensive job counseling, instruction in resume writing and interview techniques. Then, too, says University of Washington Junior Michelle Lessard, "you can make a lot of connections, and you need them in today's job market...