Word: funded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seminars last night in Boylston Hall, more than 100 student leaders were among the first to hear about the creation of a new $25,000 fund for student organizations...
According to Coordinator of Student Activities Susan T. Cooke, the new Student Activities Fund will support large-scale purchases by student organizations...
...seem inclined to try to turn the election into a referendum on the President's behavior. But Democrats sense that the sex scandal is contributing to a general alienation that will keep voters--particularly their voters--away from the polls. This concern is underscored by the fact that Democratic fund raising is not meeting expectations while G.O.P. coffers are bulging to the point where the party is able to give even its long-shot candidates the maximum amount allowed by law. Its election committee has decided to subsidize a dozen races in which G.O.P. candidates were considered lost causes just...
...eyes and the quick, broad smile are disconnected. At the age of 63, she is at the bottom of her field--scientist, explorer, advocate. This year she is explorer-in-residence for the National Geographic Society, which has a $5 million grant from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund to launch the five-year Sustainable Seas Expeditions project. As its leader, Earle will use a new, highly maneuverable submarine to study the waters of the 12 national marine sanctuaries...
...intention to make her show more meaningful. In 1996 she started an on-air book club. In 1997 she launched the Angel Network, an ongoing campaign to spur her viewers into doing good works, like building houses for needy families, volunteering at local schools and saving spare change to fund college scholarships. She recently added a regular segment to her show titled "Remembering Your Spirit," which focuses on the rather lofty goal of soothing viewers' souls. "Oprah set the standard in daytime television," says fellow daytime host Rosie O'Donnell. "She consistently maintains a decency and morality on her show...