Word: optioned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many students come to Harvard precisely so they can escape the pull of fraternities as a compelling option on Friday and Saturday nights. They disliked fraternities' exclusivity and undue emphasis on alcohol and partying. They liked the idea that president A. Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877, had of creating small colleges within the college, complete with intellectual and social lives of their own. Once at Harvard, they enjoyed the camaraderie their house provided. But now, they might as well have gone to Cornell or U. Penn...
Student athletes would probably never go that far; they have been programmed to obey, not rebel. The elite ones also have the option of abandoning school before their eligibility expires and signing a pro contract, something they are doing in ever increasing numbers after ever decreasing course hours. That's one of the reasons the NCAA is finally looking into granting intercollegiate athletes, many of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds, some financial relief. Other reasons are their susceptibility to glad-handing agents and boosters, the alarming number of incidents of petty theft and hostility involving jocks--just check today...
Cohen said the workers also have the option of trying to decertify from their current union if they are unsatisfied with the outcome of the NLRB investigation...
...Sept. 29, when a group of about 10 students arrived at 124 Mount Auburn St. for a job training session. The door to the lobby was locked and a sign instructed us to use another entrance or to call the security office. Some of us students chose the latter option, and we were shortly buzzed into the lobby...
...wares through Prodigy and AOL. Eventually, these services will probably have to adopt flat monthly rate structures more in tune with the free-for-all spirit of the Internet--and much easier on the pockets of habitual game players. Indeed, TEN is already offering subscribers a $29.95, unlimited-use option...