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...Hoyte explains in his thick Boston accent that the Associate Dean had the latitude to lean on departments when they made promotion considerations. “There was this focused effort, and up until a couple of years ago, it was quite clear, quite energetic, and quite encouraged by a number of senior faculty women, [which] resulted in very strong performance...
What I’m trying to say is that while it’s always open season on criticizing the coverage and opinions of campus newspapers, there’s likely no systematic bias that rules any of them. Editorial opinions may lean one way or the other, but campus reporting is done by scores of people sharing little more than an interest in journalism and a lack of sufficient time to practice it to fully professional standards...
Since then, Obama has become a repository for all kinds of breathless hopes: black and white, red and blue. At rallies, people lean in to touch him, to whisper their thanks. The media often reduce his appeal to melting-pot Mad Libs, but no one raises a $14.3 million war chest just because he has an "unusual background." "I don't think that's by any stretch of the imagination the largest part of the story," says Ronald Walters, a former adviser to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. "You have to ask yourself, Why has this guy been so successful...
Your arms, on the other hand, will probably need a break in less than an hour. That is because you use them, along with the rest of your body, to maneuver through the game. To start, you crouch; to turn left, you lean left; and to jump, you literally jump up in the air. You can even do a backflip by rolling your arms in circles. Feeling dizzy? Stick your arms out to the side to stop...
...especially love my class and love hanging out with them,” Hart said. “I hope that I can be another friend to lean on when someone’s having...