Word: elementals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Political bias is only one element of the unchecked-error syndrome. Another could be labeled the pseudoauthoritative dodge. Washingtonian, a prosperous, glossy monthly, does an annual salary survey. This fall's version, listing hundreds of names linked to specific monetary figures, appears to be based on serious research. Eight TIME staffers were cited. Mystified, several of us agreed that the figures were wrong (by 30% in one case) and that none of us had been consulted by Washingtonian. The writer, Robert Pack, explained, "You don't call hundreds of people and ask them what they make because they...
Gorbachev may have targeted Starkov as a sop to conservatives, then moved against his real target: Afanasyev. Said Vitali Korotich, editor in chief of the liberal weekly Ogonyok: "Gorbachev is an experienced politician who does things in combinations." Another element in this combination may be a new press law under consideration by the Supreme Soviet. The measure, which has been welcomed by liberals, purports to abolish censorship and provides for creation of independent publications with none of the organizational sponsorship now required...
Harvard's front seven holding full-back Dave Clark to 29 yards on 16 carries was the most important element in the Big Green's being forced to punt six times in the seven drives after its second-quarter field goal. The seventh drive ended on an Al Rosier fumble, which was recovered by Ivy League Sophomore of the Week Sean Koscho...
UNTIL now, university managers have crafted the strongest defense for a tangential element of the Justice investigation. They say the practice--particularly among an "overlap" group of 23 elite Northeastern colleges that includes Harvard--of sharing applicants' financial aid data serves the public by preventing "unethical bidding wars" for top students...
...Every element in this situation could be reversed, changing the vicious circle into a virtuous cycle of minority participation and contribution in the Harvard community. Clearly the University must step up its efforts to attract minority and women scholars...