Word: givens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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JERUSALEM--Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said yesterday that the Soviet Union's enthusiastic response to Israel's help in the return of four hijackers has given "new significance" to relations with Moscow...
Under the freshman advising system, eachstudent is assigned to a proctor--a Harvardgraduate student or administrator--who lives inthe student's dormitory and takes care ofday-to-day problems for a group of approximately35 people. Proctors also serve as academicadvisers for most of their freshmen, although someare given nonresident advisers. Six senioradvisers oversee the process providing a secondlevel of supervision and counseling...
During their first week at Harvard, incomingstudents are given an introduction to life hereand told what the University expects of them. Inthe two meetings that take place during FreshmanWeek, proctors are required to explain Harvard'sdisciplinary process and describe the rules onalcohol and drugs, harassment and plagiarism...
...same kind of firm resolve will be needed in his Cabinet job, in which he will have a surfeit of needs but very little money. Bush's campaign goals include more funds for Head Start and $500 million for "merit schools" -- dollars that will be hard to find, given the pressures of the budget deficit. Balancing books may be difficult, but getting students to read them is Cavazos' main concern. "We've heard a lot about budget and trade deficits," he says. "We've got one that's equally dangerous -- the education deficit...
...Lambert, is bankrolling the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts bid to the tune of $5 billion. Milken's role is much grander and far more controversial. The boyish moneyman with the tousled toupee and the obsessive work habits has almost single-handedly sparked the frenzy of takeovers and buyouts that has given the Roaring Eighties their name. And his tactics along the way may put him behind bars as a result...