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Word: evens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, the authors say in their exhaustive--even tedious--catalogue of quotes, Charles Boyer never invited anyone to the Casbah. Sherlock Holmes never chided his sidekick with the words, "Elementary, my dear Watson." And Will Rogers never said he never met a man he didn't like...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Bartlett's Book of Misquotations | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

...publication. Toss in Holmes' friendships with the major figures of the Northeastern aristocracy (Henry and William James and Henry Cabot Lodge, among others), not to mention the three separate battle wounds he suffered as an officer in the Civil War, and you have a life history that could intimidate even the hardiest of biographical explorers...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Exploring a Great Legal Mind | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

That this behavior is promoted by the Crimson Key Society, the organization for introducing freshpeople to Harvard, during Freshman Week, is all the more insulting, even dangerous. Sexist attitudes do not exist in a vacuum. They affect our behavior in ways that are damaging to both men and women. Studies show that acquaintance rape occurs more frequently among college students, particularly freshpeople, than in any other age group. Freshpeople should be currently undergoing sensitizing experiences such as date rape education workshops rather than being encouraged to cultivate sexist assumptions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Love Story? | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

...even going to bother picking any American history courses for this fall," said Jenifer J. Curhan '90, a History concentrator. Curhan, who is shopping for a course on the American Revolution, said she could not find one at the College this semester...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: Students Decry Limited History Offerings | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

Faculty members added it was too early to gauge whether overcrowding would become a problem this semester. Allen Steinberg, assistant professor of History and Social Studies, said in any event, sectioning might even proceed more smoothly since fewer courses are offered...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: Students Decry Limited History Offerings | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

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