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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...financially solid club," said Zuromskis, citing outside income from J. Press and donations from "a generous group of graduates...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Fly and D.U. Final Clubs Decide to Merge Assets, Alumni Membership | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

Thomas does manage to get attention, whether she's campaigning for Class Marshall, helping run the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Alliance (BGLSA), acting in "The Real Class of '96," or tearing up the rugby field. Sure, she's loud. But she's also generous, outrageous and funny. She's a great dancer, and she can make a mean mixed drink--in more ways than one. So many people know and like her, it's sometimes hard to have a meal with her, walk down the street with her--do anything with her--without pausing while at least three...

Author: By Theodore K. Gideonse, | Title: Not Exactly Miss Manners | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...really have to do pretty well," says Professor of Astronomy Robert P. Kirshner '70, who is the chair of his department. "As generous and warm-hearted as the Faculty is, they're usually not willing to move the line that hundredth of a point that would make a difference...

Author: By Kathryn R. Markham, | Title: * WITH * HIGHEST HONORS | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...employs a system of redeployment for "excessed" workers. They can hunt for other positions within the company for 90 days, fully paid and free of job responsibilities. Usually the company will make another job offer. But if an employee decides to leave, he or she still receives a generous severance package...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOOD FOR THE BOTTOM LINE | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

...promote corporate responsibility, President Clinton brought 100 top business executives to the White House to demonstrate to them that companies "can do well by doing good." The executives heard from a dozen companies the President spotlighted as good corporate citizens that have excelled at creating family-friendly workplaces, offering generous health-care and retirement benefits and upgrading worker skills. Clinton is trying to support the needs of American workers at a time when corporate profits are skyrocketing and wages are stagnating. The issue came to the forefront in January, when AT&T laid off 40,000 workers, and promptly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Doing Well By Doing Good' | 5/19/1996 | See Source »

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