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...many schools, however, the definition of sexual harassment has been extended beyond cases where the law is required to remedy a fundamental advantage between the sexes. For example, at the University of Michigan, sexual harassment charges were filed against a student who slipped the following joke under a female student's door: "Q. How many men does it take to mop a floor? A. None, it's a woman's job." While such behavior is inappropriate and unconscionable, it is not based on any clear advantage which renders women unable to respond. To call this a case of sexual harassment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Definitions of Harassment | 11/8/1996 | See Source »

...better teacher than experience; after skimming the NRA's web site I know more about the organization, but ironically I understand less. This is the way of the world, I guess. There are some things we can never comprehend, no matter how hard we try. I wonder if the Michigan Militia has a home page...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: That Crazy NRA | 11/8/1996 | See Source »

Moore's resentment of downsizing policies is a result of the devastation his hometown of Flint, Michigan suffered when the original General Motors factory closed its doors and destroyed the town's employment base. This was the subject of his first film, "Roger & Me," which he made without previous filmmaking experience, and Flint continues to be a point of reference in his discourse on the working class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Moore Preaches at the Brattle | 11/7/1996 | See Source »

...working class knows that you feel superior to them," he admonished, and prescribed a diet of mainstream movies, TV, and country music to get in touch with the concerns of the average American. His tour took him primarily to working-class areas, with the exceptions of the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor and Berkeley, California, and, of course, Cambridge. Acknowledging that he was "preaching to the choir," Moore nevertheless stressed, "Let's stop meeting with ourselves and get out into the real world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Moore Preaches at the Brattle | 11/7/1996 | See Source »

HAROLD FORD JR. (D) District 9 BORN: May 11, 1970, Memphis EDUCATION: U of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1992; U of Michigan, J.D., 1996 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Law clerk POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 1470 Monroe Avenue, Memphis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TENNESSEE | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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