Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Nicholi attributes the undue representation of the Med School to its faculty's particular enjoyment of teaching undergraduates. "People that go into medicine are usually interested in people," he says...
...think we may like [the singles first, doubles second format] for this particular match," Mulvehal added. "It'll be a really close match. The majority of us would prefer to be playing doubles--if the match was tied...
Those expected to give large gifts are then handled by a committee of equally rich seniors who inquire as to how much a particular well-off senior is willing to give. After this initial survey, the committee meets ands sets a figure for all rich seniors--the number this year is said to be $500--and tells everyone to give that amount...
...doing the class gift would avoid endorsing Harvard's investment policy, and it would also create a unified goal for the class that would have a beneficial impact on the community that hosted us for four years. As the goal would be to meet the needs of this particular project, and not to maximize the full potential of each class members giving power, this type of gift would unify rather than stratify the class...
Wolfe's latest book, "The Bonfire of the Vanities," is about to enter its 27th week on the bestseller list. The novel, Wolfe's first, exposes the shallow values of a New York bond broker--and may have particular relevance to the lives of graduating seniors, said Schwalbe. The novel "talks to the conflict between social conflict and yuppie careers," she said...