Word: oi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite these defective tracks, purchasing this album is completely justified simply based upon No Doubt's "Oi to the World." Gwen Stefani and her mates rip roar through this punk/ska hybrid written by the Vandals. With their contribution, No Doubt energize A Very Special Christmas 3. The song explodes with a catchy bass line and is driven forward by Stefani's singing and horns blaring the sounds of Christmas. In under three minutes, No Doubt will have your Christmas party jumping. The manic performance of "Oi to the World" represents what the holiday season is all about...
Then another sweeper enters from the wings, and another. Greeting each other only with nods and grunts of "Oi!", their broom-strokes begin to beat out variations on a theme, interweaving and refracting each other. As the rhythm builds, the sweepers become carried away and start to dance to the beat...
Entitled "A Closer Look at Harvard's Hiring Practices: Women and Minority Faculty Tenure," the discussion was organized by students in reaction to President Neil L. Rudenstine's decision to reject the tenure bids of associate professors of government Jean C. Oi and Jennifer A. Widner...
Recent tenure concerns have involved two associate professors in government, Jean C. Oi and Jennifer A. Widner, which were both denied tenure despite having been endorsed by their departments. Final endorsement power rests with the presidents, currently Albert Carnesale, who makes tenure decisions with input from an ad-hoc committee...
...result is that tenure at Harvard is one of the rarest and most valuable commodities in the academic world. Even senior faculty in the department of government who supported Jennifer A. Widner and Jean C. Oi's bids for tenure would not criticize the strict process that denied them...