Word: comps
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...COMP MEETING...
...Comp follows standard department store practice by using floorwalkers--plainclothes security people--and electronic surveillance to deter shoplifters, Cashiers and other employees who are not specifically responsible for security can receive rewards for catching shoplifters...
During the week, undergraduate humorists who have survived the Lampoon's comp must perform a series of pranks before gaining election to the club which periodically publishes parodies...
...score 200 or better, rate yourself a baseball expert and show up for this paper's sports comp next fall. Scoring 150-200 means you can hold your own in any barroom argument, about 100 makes you a fun person to watch at game with and 50 or better shows that you probably don't frustrate your date too often...
...other editors stress that this super-sophisticated outlook has dissipated this year mostly because much of that element of the magazine graduated last June. "We're getting a broader group of people now," says Longobardi, noting that a large and diverse group of freshmen is in the current comp. Since all freshmen received a copy of the Advocate in their registration mailing, many came to the comp without any preconceived notions of what an Advocate per on should be like, he explains...