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...1960s, the close-knit New York City real estate community took notice of the new kids in town when the Tisches built the Summit Hotel, two apartment buildings and several motels. They acquired other hotels across the U.S., including the Mark Hopkins in San Francisco and the Ambassador hotels in Chicago...
Sectionmates joked that Spence was one of the most popular people in the class, because of her "low-profile" manner. "In a closed tight knit section where people get on each others nerves, no one ever got mad at her," Bower added...
Trouble began soon. "We're a close-knit community," says Sheriff John Madroso. "We take a strong look at outsiders." The outsiders were not only Asians from out of state, they were living five to a motel room, cooking native dishes in their kitchenettes and making good wages. "Jobs are a real emotional issue in a small town," explains Karen Wilson, head of Hawthorne's employment agency. "A lot of people voiced concern about the outsiders...
Sometimes the laws simply lag behind the times. In 1979 the Labor Department, backed by unions, sued a Vermont skiwear maker who employed women to knit in their homes. The department charged the company with violating minimum-wage provisions. The law under which the department acted was passed in 1942 to prevent the exploitation of children and sweatshop workers in city tenements. The women in Vermont prefer working at home, where they can be with their children and do not have to travel to a factory, especially in winter over icy roads. Finally, the Labor Department rescinded...
...close-knit structure of the VES department may cause it to suffer more than most departments from the University's strict tenure policy. There are six tenured professors in the department--none of whom are women--and two have joint appointments with the Graduate School of Design. Since students in the department tend to work very closely with one particular faculty member, if he or she is denied tenure and leaves it is particularly disruptive. "Freshman and sophomore year I studied intensely with one film teacher who then had to leave," says Abrams. "After that I completely changed my course...