Word: initiales
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sure, the initial joy of seeing all those neon posters go up in flames would be exciting--for about one second. Sure, becoming a media darling would be piles of fun--in theory. But the embarrassment and the humiliation that would follow for years to come would be almost unbearable...
According to Marshall, UMass' initial admissions decisions are based strictly on merit. Considerations of racial and ethnic diversity have only come into admissions decisions when the final slots in the incoming class are being filled, but this role will be diminished.
The members of Senate Judiciary Committee--including several conservative Republicans--warmly received Deval Patrick '78 during confirmation hearings this week. Despite some initial opposition, Patrick's nomination is expected to be approved by the committee and the full Senate.
After we got over the initial shock, it turned merely to humor, and all of a year elapsed before we welcomed Albert back in to the fraternity.
This resulted in a flood of initial publicity, capped by a New York Times cover story in which Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of DNA James D. Watson was quoted as saying that Folkman would have the cure for cancer in two years.