Word: generality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...afraid that the force of ideological conservatism among faculty and American intellectuals in general is responsible for closing the American mind much tighter and farther than any other existing attitude toward education at large. Thus, only leadership from the alumni, trustees, the president and progressive faculty members can move this issue off of dead center. In any case, I would hope that Dean of the Faculty Michael Spence exercises the leadership which is often initially necessary to build a lasting concensus among the faculty on such matters...
Such tutors, said Dowling, will advise students involved in harassment incidents or general race relation issues. If the problems are serious enough, Dowling said, the tutors can refer the issues to the masters or senior tutors for more formal action...
...most daring development, as usual, is coming from the National Football League. Tex Schramm, the exiled general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, has been forming an international spring league that will announce its franchises any day now. "And they'll be kicking off next April," Schramm says...
...best-known rhythms are circadian, from the Latin, meaning "about a day." The sleep-wake cycle is the most obvious, but the body's production of hormones also fluctuates significantly over 24 hours. Says Charles Ehret, president of General Chronobionics, a research and consulting company in Hinsdale, Ill.: "Chemically, you are a very different person at noon than you are at night...
Though Premier Li Peng appeared to have triumphed over General Secretary Zhao Ziyang last week, both men are accused of string pulling. One source of resentment against Li, the adopted son of former Premier Zhou Enlai, is that his connections enabled him to study in Moscow and rise rapidly through the ranks. Zhao's son is chairman of the Hainan Huahai Co., a trading and investment company. Moreover, Yang, Zhao and Deng are all believed to have sons-in-law who work for army-run companies that export Chinese arms...