Word: clay
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This is the situation in the archaeology wing of the Anthropology Department, where the wing's chair, Clay Professor of Scientific Archaeology Nikolaas J. van der Merwe, stands accused by seven female graduate students of telling sexually explicit jokes in their presence. The charges have created an enormous rift in the department between those graduate students and faculty members who side with van der Merwe--who adamantly denies that he behaved inappropriately--and those who support the accusers, most of whom have asked reporters to keep their identities secret for fear of losing their jobs or their chances at Ph.D...
Seven female graduate students have alleged that they were told sexually explicit jokes by Clay Professor of Scientific Archaeology Nikolaas J. van der Merwe. The graduate students did not allege that van der Merwe had initiated physical contact with any of them...
...wish he spent as much time with us as hedoes the freshmen in his seminar," one of van derMerwe's graduate students says, "He does a greatjob with the freshmen, I don't know why he doesn't[do a good job] with us."CrimsonJennifer J. BaikAllegations surrounding Clay Professor ofScientific Archaeology NIKOLAAS van der MERWE(above) have divided the archaeology wing of theAnthropology Department into two camps...
...incentives and a revamped tax code are all welcome changes Clinton pushed through a previously gridlocked Congress. And the fact that Clinton has had to compromise on many of these issues does not significantly diminish his achievements. After all, he only got 43 percent of the national vote. Henry Clay is viewed as one of the country's finest legislators, and he makes it into the history books as "The Great Compromiser...
This president still has hope; public opinion can change. In 1991, didn't the press proclaim George Bush invincible? To avoid Bush's fate, Clinton must indicate clearly his vision for the country. Compromise is often necessary, but even Henry Clay knew enough to use it only as a last resort...