Word: meannesses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with international drug dealers, illicitly trafficking in everything from cocaine and diamonds to ivory and sugar, shaming the Cuban revolution with acts of high treason. "I betrayed our country, and one pays for treason with one's life," Ochoa said. "If the death sentence comes, which of course could mean the firing squad, I promise you that my last thoughts will be of Fidel and this great revolution...
Does this mean that the Soviets will let Poland and Hungary drift as far as they want? Even Gorbachev might not know the answer to that question. What seems likely now is that Moscow may tolerate Poland's political pluralism and Hungary's economic experimentation, but it will be tempted to intervene if either seemed about to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact and expel Soviet troops...
Sometimes, the class resembles nothing so much as a junior high locker room. Says a regular: "We're free to be adolescent and silly, like we were when we were 14, but without being mean." When Shaffer played Prince's recent hit Kiss, with the lyrics, "I'll be your fantasy and you'll be mine," she blurted out, "Not really. What if Prince was the last man on earth? Would you be celibate, or what?" The breathless women nodded in agreement...
...like the '60s--fighting is harder now. The blatancy of discrimination in the '60s made change quick and forced the government's hand. Today, discrimination is less blatant, and while that means life has improved for minorities and women, it does not mean it is perfect...
...might think you'd have better luck across the Yard at University Hall, the home of the administration of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). It is true that the people who run FAS are one bureaucratic layer closer to students, but that does not mean they are necessarily eager to cater to the needs of undergraduates...