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...rapidly escalating implausibility of this film begins mildly enough, when it asks us to believe that Annie Laird (Demi Moore), a struggling artist and devoted single mom, would cheerfully set aside her preoccupations to volunteer for jury duty. Anyone else in her circumstances would be out getting a doctor's note, but no, she's actually eager to take a few weeks off to help decide the fate of a Mafia boss accused of conspiring to commit murder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: A SUMMONS TO AVOID | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

Asian Americans, however, could shoot as high as 35.4% system-wide and 54% at Berkeley. ''Berkeley will be 92% or 93% white and Asian,'' predicts Bob Laird, admissions director at the Berkeley campus. ''The lack of diversity will diminish the education of all the students who remain at Berkeley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Affirmative Action: TAKING IT ALL BACK | 7/31/1995 | See Source »

...think conversations between veteran and newtutors need to happen," said Lance D. Laird, anassistant senior tutor in Pforzheimer House...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Advising System Questioned | 6/5/1995 | See Source »

...There's nothing wrong in asking for help. Itdoesn't mean you don't belong here," Laird said."I read that quote in the paper 'Never let anybodysee you sweat'. Everybody knows everybody sweats...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Advising System Questioned | 6/5/1995 | See Source »

...What happened in Dunster could have happenedanywhere, no matter how much attention people are[paying to their advises]," Laird said. "We have areally good tutorial staff and students have saidthat, but you can't be Big Brother and stare fromthe corners of their rooms...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Advising System Questioned | 6/5/1995 | See Source »

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