Word: expression
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Students who have persisted in their attempt to concentrate in women's studies by petitioning for a special concentration express dissatisfaction with the process. Diane Chira '82, who tried to get a concentration in women's studies after she found the committee's suggested courses limited, said that from the outset "it was extremely discouraging and very hard to find a faculty member to sponsor me." Chira believes this difficulty stems specially from a resistance by the committee to all women's studies programs. "There was a line consistently given to me by people on the committee," she says. "They...
...Harvard women's basketball train huffed and puffed and tried to catch the Bruins. But the Crimson express ran out of gas allowing Yaffe and company to establish a commanding 63-54 lead...
...Express would work. He returned to Memphis with $72 million in venture capital from such organizations as Chase Manhattan, Citibank and New Court Securities...
...greatest challenge Smith faced was to create the entire delivery system and have it in place before Federal Express had so much as accepted its first package. Said he: "People were not interested in shipping things just to Columbus, Ohio. They were interested in being able to ship things anywhere in the United States...
...they were. Losses were high at first-$29 million during the first 26 months-because fuel prices jumped after the 1973 Arab oil embargo. After that, the fortunes of Federal Express rose sharply. By the mid-1970s, revenues were running at 50% above projections. Smith now has plans to expand his overnight service to Europe...