Word: jointed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Economics is such a huge department. It takes so long to feel your way around," says Tefertiller, a joint concentrator in economics and Women's Studies. "In women's studies, everyone knows my name, my thesis topics, what fellowships and grants I've applied...
...those guns are also cheap, easy to conceal and convertible to fully automatic operation. Last month the Senate unexpectedly adopted Diane Feinstein's assault-weapons amendment to the crime bill. It would ban the production, sale or possession of 19 models -- if it isn't squeezed out of the joint House-Senate version of the bill. Though the White House has pledged to press for legislation banning the manufacture of semiautomatic pistols like the one used by the Long Island Rail Road gunman, it has not drawn up legislation. Despite his words last week, the President is in no hurry...
...Currier House, tutors plan joint discussions of race and religious pluralism. Tentative plans include panel discussions on topics such as multiculturalism versus cultural identity, and interracial relations and dating...
President Clinton met with Defense Secretary Les Aspin and General John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss options for dealing with North Korea's refusal to allow international inspection of its nuclear facilities. Possible actions include sending an aircraft carrier and reinforcing Army troops on the Korean peninsula. The White House insisted that the review was only a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency stated that it could no longer guarantee that North Korea was not constructing nuclear weapons...
...Motown version of Yalta. For the first time ever, the heads of the Big Three auto companies agreed to sit down together for a joint magazine interview. Robert J. Eaton of Chrysler, John F. Smith Jr. of General Motors and Alex Trotman of Ford held the historic parley last week when they met with TIME's editors at the Detroit Athletic Club. Seated at a circular table, the captains of the car industry engaged in a revved-up but civil discussion about everything from the gas tax and NAFTA to government regulation. The result is part of this week...