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Word: posterity (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Zeta-Xi members are currently considering plans to advertise in The Crimson and poster around campus for their upcoming rush. The group is also discussing with Sigma Chi the possibility of renting meeting space at the fraternity's house...

Author: By Ariel R. Frank, | Title: Spotlight on Frats Renewed | 9/19/1996 | See Source »

...trying to prepare its passengers for this reduction in subway safety with large posters in subway cars that announce that the cryptic "OPTO" will soon be featured on some subway lines. The acronym OPTO is spelled in huge letters; underneath, in smaller characters, the poster informs passengers that OPTO actually stands for One Person Train Operation. Does the MTA really believe that people are so gullible that the use of an acronym written in foot high letters will convince them that this policy is desirable? What's next, posters trumpeting EDAT to prepare travelers for Extra Derailments At Night...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: I'll Take The Shuttle | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

...intricate maze of largely self-inflicted wounds before suffering a humbling defeat; Clinton sensed the national mood, embraced it rigorously and was rewarded with a startling victory. How Clinton came back, how he co-opted the G.O.P.'s most popular prescriptions and repositioned himself as the sensible center's poster child, will be studied (and copied) for decades. Dole's effort will be remembered too--as a case study in how not to run for President. Clinton's stunning reinvention as the people's choice was accomplished virtually uncontested by the candidate of the Republican Party, whose traditional tenets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW HE GOT THERE | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

Second, the college must improve the dining and transportation services it offers to upperclass students reporting early. Scores of us show up before the first meal of move-in week--Thursday's lunch--to proctor exams and host events for Orientation Week, train for athletic teams or table and poster for extracurricular recruitment...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Moving In Is Hair-Raising | 9/17/1996 | See Source »

...shutdown naturally distresses a great many people who now must bury old personas and migrate to new remailers. "There's a freedom to speak when you're anonymous," says a 39-year-old woman, a frequent poster to alt.sex.recovery who had used Helsingius' service since its inception. For years her deepest confidants knew her as an145396@anon.penet.fi That cloak of anonymity allowed her to communicate honestly with people for what she says was the first time in her life. Anon.penet.fi allowed lots of people to be heard. Doubtless, some of them will now revert to silence, waiting for the courts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REQUIEM FOR A GO-BETWEEN | 9/16/1996 | See Source »

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