Word: protectorates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that undergraduates believe the institution has its own guardian angel. Hence the school ritual: when a student drives out through the sandstone gates, he taps the roof of his car to summon the angel. When he returns safely to campus, he taps the car roof again to release his protector. Lately that celestial patron has been off campus on a new mission, fund raising. When Tennessee Williams died last month, the University of the South found itself the principal beneficiary of his estate, reported to be $10 million, despite the fact that the playwright had never attended the college...
...think you have to look at the university as a protector of freedoms," she added...
Helen Gurley Brown has done more to demean women than any man I know [Nov. 1]. Apparently it has never occurred to her that some females do not want to be empty-headed plastic dolls. Nor do all women feel the need for some big, brave male protector. Of course, it is nice to have a special guy in your life. It is not necessary, however, to sacrifice your mind and identity in order to keep him, which is what Ms. Brown seems to advocate in her new book...
Even though Xica uses her body as a means of increasing her position, she seems to enjoy her relationships and even exudes compassion for the slaves whom she has surpassed. When Xica's protector is sent back to Portugal, the slave still retains her inexplicable control over men. The bright colors have been replaced by black, but Xica--charms intact--adjusts to her once again lowly position. She has lost the adornments of power, but her corporal presence continues to reign...
This article is reprinted from the Crimson "Summer Supplement," The aythor worked as it protector duiing the 1981 summer session...