Word: hire
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What would Robinson say now if he had a microphone? He would probably wonder why the Dodgers have only one African-American player in 1997. He would call on the 30 major league teams to hire more black managers than four, more black general managers than one. He would look at the faces in the stands and ask what, if anything, baseball is doing to attract minority fans. He would say retiring his No.42 is an empty gesture so long as baseball's executive washroom remains WHITES ONLY...
...students, eliminating the need for sections. But since we all know that will never happen at this university that prides itself on research, consider the second option: Make section attendance mandatory but participation optional--thus avoiding students' talking nonsense for talking's sake. Refuse to re-hire teaching fellows with less than a 3.5 CUE Guide rating until they undergo treatment at the Bok Center. And mandate that all sections--Core too--contain 15 or fewer students. It is the only way to begin to legitimate Harvard's overrated educational system...
...student said he believed the clerk was a recent hire. "I've gone to Store 24 frequently over the last 2 years, and I've only seen him there recently," he said...
...these lessons, he said, is that one should try to hire a staff that is composed of from diverse backgrounds who also are willing to provide constructive criticism...
Franzen displays a striking talent for turning an implausible plot into a convincing omen. Middle-class flight, a shriveled tax base and the usual urban rumpuses encourage St. Louis authorities to hire S. Jammu, a woman related to Indira Gandhi, to run its police department. Soon Jammu and her imported Indian co-conspirators launch a power grab that includes Orwellian public relations, kidnappings and pet assassinations. Franzen's twisty plot and thriller pace are the sweeteners that mask his caustic commentary on urban decline...