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Graduate students, said Condenzio, can "handle it in a more gingerly manner" because they do not have to divide their attention between maintaining the hall and providing security...
...introduction of Maxine Hong Kingston, Susan R. Suleiman, professor of Romance and comparative Literature, correctly referred to Kingston as a "pioneer in the 'ethnic American' kind of writing; her work is truly 'between borders.'" Kingston's manner communicated the gentle vibrancy of a woman whose literature crosses the boundaries of fact and fantasy, mother and daughter, immigrant and native. Her magnificent lecture truly displayed a writer and her work at their best...
Clinton's missteps don't much bother her--she doesn't care about Whitewater or his affairs, doesn't know who Dick Morris is--but the President's manner does. "I hate that Clinton said he didn't inhale." She likes Hillary Clinton and isn't keen on Newt Gingrich. "His name alone irritates me. I know that a newt is a lizard. We had them growing up. If you touch their tails, they break off as a defense mechanism, but then they grow back." Not that she's thrilled by her Congressman, Richard Gephardt, who would replace Gingrich...
Holland was one of the few African Americans to head a publicly traded company. That brought both him and Ben & Jerry's a lot of useful visibility. Ben & Jerry's has long favored publicity stunts over traditional advertising. Not that choosing Holland was a publicity stunt--but the manner in which he was hired clearly was. The company staged an essay contest called "Yo! I want to be CEO." It attracted 22,000 applicants and was widely covered in the media. Holland did not enter. He was found through a blue-chip search firm...
...past Alomar had always been polite with umpires. This season was no different. Known for his incomparable talent on the field, and his quiet manner in the locker room, this act doesn't fit the image of the Alomar we have watched for years...