Word: isn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Wang '91 says he thinks the fact thathis proctor went to Harvard was part of the reasonshe was able to give good advice. "I think beingan undergraduate [at Harvard before being aproctor] really helps with [explaining the housesystem,]" says Wang, adding, "That's where aproctor who isn't from Harvard doesn't come in aswell." Wang says his proctor took students tovisit her old house--Lowell--before the Marchlottery took place...
When Kim wanted to know more about psychology,her proctor was unable to provide useful advice."To send you just to the Psychology Departmentjust isn't enough," she says...
...that is isn't everyone's privilege to speak his mind about the malaise and misery of the universe, but let's get real. And record companies know that these thoughts are running through the newly awakened minds of a new generation of record buyers, so it's no accident that Tracy Chapman arrived recently at a record store near you. Because it would seem that she is the real--as in, she's been there--voice of oppression, since she is Black and female, a genuine minority. And her album could inspire an entire march on the White House...
...What about the employees? You say that at least 800 will have to be laid off? Isn't an LBO very hard on employees...
...contends that their brand of film satire requires a particular frame of mind and involves a certain amount of risk. The blockbuster reception of Airplane! was followed up by the disaster of Top Secret. When the latter film is mentioned, both Weiss and Zucker flinch. As Zucker says, "It isn't like drama where you can say `You simply didn't get the "heavyosity" we were aiming for.'" In comedy, the sound (or lack) of laughter is an immediate indication of success (or failure...