Word: handbook
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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According to the University-published "Handbook for Students," sexual harassment is defined as "unwanted sexual behavior, such as physical contact or verbal comments or suggestions, which adversely affects the working or learning environment of an individual...
...addition, students found to have been victimized by harassment can benefit from a variety of corrective measures. According to the handbook, grievance officers can arrange for students to change courses and instructors...
...handbook also states, "The Administrative Board considers students' petitions for changes of grading status (that is, from letter-graded to pass fail) and petitions for retroactive withdrawals from courses...
Whitemore's use of soliloquies in a realistic framework brings his competence as a playwright into serious question. The tone and execution of the play strive for realism, but Whitemore undercuts it with the formal monologue--one of the most contrived devices in the dramatist's handbook. Simple reminiscences intended to add dimension to the characters, these solo speeches instead subtract from the play's impact...
...final report on the entire handbook operation, the House Intelligence Committee last week concluded that the manual, which advised rebels to "neutralize" opponents, violated a 1982 law barring efforts to overthrow the Nicaraguan government. But the panel blamed the illegal action on "negligence, not intent to violate the law." That may not be the end of the matter, however. Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, promised that his panel will "take a much harder look at overall CIA management...