Word: homeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...criticize the administration when we try to make a homosexual student or proctor feel unwelcome in our own home? It is hypocritical, it is sad, and it is shameful. As a person, I will not associate myself with such acts of bigotry, but as a Harvard student and Matherite I cannot help but be associated with these homophobic acts...
Sokol, age 15, his brother Kreshnik, and sisters Aida and Amella, 17, 18 and 20, respectively, have found a new home and family here at Harvard. The four were taken in this summer by Lowell House co-Masters Diana L. Eck and Dorothy A. Austin...
...when the Gorbachevs were virtually held prisoners in their home during a coup attempt, my heart broke for Raisa. I knew she must be scared--for her husband and her country. So George and I both shed a tear when we learned of Raisa's death. We mourned the loss of a friend; we mourned the passing of a fascinating woman who gave much to this world; mainly we mourned for Mikhail. Theirs was a great love story, and we know he'll miss her terribly...
...given in most large companies. Though close to two-thirds of all workers actually do better under a cash-balance plan, 40- to 50-year-olds about to enter their peak earning years can lose up to half of their expected final payout. To drive that point home, some Big Blue employees flew a banner over the Minnesota state fair that read, IBM'S PENSION THEFT COULD HAPPEN...
...kids' novel about a plucky orphan who is not Harry Potter? What awful timing! Happily, though, Curtis (a Newbery Medal honoree) has conjured a hero just as mesmerizing but grittier. Ten-year-old Bud Caldwell ditches his foster home in Depression-era Flint, Mich., and heads for the jazz clubs of Grand Rapids in search of his long-lost dad. A gentle diva, based on Flint's own Betty Carter, shows Bud that a family exists whenever folks decide to stick together. Kids will take to Bud's hilarious advice for "becoming a better liar." But be warned: they...