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Word: prefered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...three system is implemented, how will the increased number of affected sophomores and/or juniors react to being placed in a House not of their choosing and perhaps liking (that is, if given a choice between the Yard or an unpopular House, how many of the students would prefer to have the Yard option still viable); and, 3) If an increased number of sophomores have to be assigned to a lower choice House, how will the present processes for transferring between Houses and the initial housing assignments be affected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: More Fox | 1/18/1977 | See Source »

Daley's Chicago worked for those who like to drive, and for the building contractors who profit from expressway construction. But it didn't work for the ethnic neighborhoods uprooted by his pet projects. Hizzoner didn't have much sympathy for citizens who prefer public transportation--a mess in the city...

Author: By Jonathan H. Alter, | Title: He Ran the Show | 1/11/1977 | See Source »

...labor. He wasn't about to go against a sure winner." Humphrey's health also worries Senators, who wonder whether he will have the vitality for the job after undergoing removal of his cancerous bladder. Says Hubert, who insists that he has been advised he is healthy enough: "I prefer to rely on my doctors for medical opinions." What apparently reassures some liberals who distrust Byrd is that Jimmy Carter will be calling most of the shots for the majority leader and the new whip?California's Alan Cranston, 62, who is running unopposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Building a Byrd House | 1/10/1977 | See Source »

...Fashion begins, "Do you wish to hear the story of the three alert little beans? If yes, jump to 4. If not, jump to 2." Picking 4, the reader continues, "Once there were three little beans dressed in green ... if you like the description, jump to 5. If you prefer another description, jump to 9." In effect, the reader writes his own story. The story that no reader can write tells where OuLiPo's experiments will end. In addition to a trilogy of black- and blue-humored novels (Tlooth, The Conversions, The Sinking of the Odradek Stadium), Mathews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Perverbs and Snowballs | 1/10/1977 | See Source »

...apparent contradiction in the report of the Task Force on College Life, which you summarized (1/4/77). This group supposedly favors diversity; at least, it supports investigation of "'theme' Houses, focusing on language, art, or a special area of concentration," providing "an alternative living arrangement for those who might prefer it" (1.4-7). On the other hand, it suggests "no-choice pre-freshman assignment to the Houses" (1.4-9), which, barring tremendous numbers of inter-House transfers, would seem to necessitate "the creation of more uniformity within the Housing system," which the task force also recommends (1.4-8). In support...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ignorant Professors | 1/10/1977 | See Source »

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