Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...concluded his remarks with a call for students to get involved in the political process, beginning at the grass roots level...
Last-minute modifications to the system "had the unintended effect of dramatically slowing response times on the online catalog to an unacceptable level," according to a UCLA library web site...
...these Americans, the job at Wal Mart is better than the dole, but it is still a life of constant worry--always watching the margins to make sure ends meet, always making sacrifices. They must support their families on real wages that are now at the same level as they were in 1973, a full thousand dollars below what they were at the start of this decade of remarkable growth. For Buchanan, these Americans "have been left behind and left out." They see future hopes not in stock options but in slot machines...
...days, you could work with the student employment office and OCS [Office of Career Services] and you could usually find some way to get paid for working abroad, but it was hard," Fitzsimmons says. "We want this playing field to be level, and this is a major commitment on the part of the college...
...administration is moving cautiously on the accident, keeping clear of any language that might imply liability. They realize that after the initial shock wears off, people - both parents and students - will question the school's level of responsibility for the safety of each of its 43,000 students. So even though, as Gwynne emphasizes, the bonfire construction is far from a haphazard procedure, - a faculty member supervises the construction and engineers stop by the site - it's human nature to hunger for an explanation for tragedy. And in this case, tradition, no matter how long-standing, may not be enough...