Word: patly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Number one: Flip a butter pat onto the ceilingof the Union. Attention, all interested parties:this is the last year it's possible. Next year,the dining hall will be in Mem hall, andhumanities profs will be left to enjoy the spaceunder the well-buttered vault...
Directed by Pat O'Connor...
...speaking of free agency, Andy Messersmith's and Pat McNally's successful suit against the reserve clause ushered in free agency in baseball--a first for American sports. (To be precise, their case was never decided, because, realizing that they held an untenable position, the owners agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement that allowed players with six or more years of experience to sign with another club without requiring the new club to compensate...
Affirmative action is already a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail, and it is sure to get even hotter. The trend in the G.O.P. field is running decidedly against the programs. Senator Phil Gramm and commentator Pat Buchanan call for their abolition. Lamar Alexander opposes preferences based "solely" on race. And Senate majority leader Bob Dole has commissioned congressional hearings with an eye toward major restructuring. Only Republican Senator Arlen Specter largely defends the status quo. On the Democratic side, President Clinton has ignited what amounts to a holy war within his party. Last week moderates like Senator...
...Reported by Pat Dawson/Roundup and Richard Woodbury/Denver