Word: careless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...retrospect, McCain claims that the lesson he learned from the Keating scandal was that in politics, appearances matter. Even if he hadn't done anything wrong, guilt by association was enough to ruin even his image. But it's hard to see that as the main lesson, given how careless he still is about appearances. He denounces big-spending special interests and yet accepts flights on corporate jets; he puts the speaker of the Arizona house of representatives on his campaign payroll despite a flurry of ethics charges around him; he neglects to recuse himself from debates about measures that...
Despite the quick start, the Crimson attack fizzled in the second period as Harvard became careless with puck in its own zone...
...actual admissions oversights go, Lewis says the office doesn't have any problems. "We may be wrong, but we're never careless," Lewis maintains. "All I know is we admit people and they show up and live in dorms and are your roommates. Most people pay tuition. It works out okay," she jokes. However, sometimes Harvard will rescind an offer if something drastic happens post-decision. The most famous case was Gina Grant, whose admission offer was revoked in 1995 after the office learned of her 1991 manslaughter conviction for killing her abusive mother. Most instances are less lurid--plummeting...
...came to a consensus on a trial basis," said Michael Shinagel, Quincy House master. "But it's still on a trial. If students are remiss and careless...the Masters will be forced to rethink the policy...
...times like this, with a solid lead, that the Crimson showed its stuff. But when the players got tired, careless errors cost them...