Word: problem
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problem I have found at Harvard is that, unlike Sherri, Harvard students focus on the what instead of the who. Not only are we eager to know if someone plays lacrosse, acts in the Ex or is a Fox man, we thrive on knowing. Knowing if someone sports a Crimson Key T-shirt or sings with the sexiness of an Opportune, we can easily group them into superficial categories of cool or uncool. Are they worthy of a nod, a quick hello or an invite to the next HPC cocktail party? The coolness factor is everywhere, and I am guilty...
...numbers. It has to look professional.") Shemmer dials the boss on speakerphone. "Dino, babe," says the senior staffer caustically. Without a beat, Shemmer explains the error and tells him it's been corrected. "I apologize for the oversight," he says. (The lesson seems to be, never mention a problem to your boss without fixing it first.) The edgy reply: "Good. Don't do it again...
...restricted list of stocks. If any employee gains inside information about a stock, no one at Broadview can trade it. Shemmer is responsible for maintaining the restricted list, which changes hourly. The list reads like a who's-who of the technology industry. (Insider information could be a significant problem for an investment bank: Even in the course of researching this article, I learned about several upcoming mergers that could have netted a well-timed profit on the market...
...Nwokocha] can go though the year without a problem physically, he can win the Heptagonals," Haggerty said...
Some women on the faculty criticize the lack of departmental and administration response to their concerns, but this year the University is making a new attempt to address the problem...