Word: provenances
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...epidemic of police brutality are teenage males, whose very age and color make them suspect. "It's open season on youth as far as the police are concerned," says American Civil Liberties Union attorney Patricia Erickson. "When it comes to probable cause, youth, especially minority youth, are guilty until proven innocent." But critics say that even adult residents of gang-plagued neighborhoods occasionally have become victims of curbside justice dispensed in the name of fighting crime...
...despite Vest's proven administrative ability, most expect the job's inherent demands to preclude the prospect of smooth sailing...
Ironically, students say that Wilson--the logical advocate for a women's center--has proven one of its most formidable obstacles in the administration...
STUDENT pressure on the administration, such as the April class boycott, has often proven effective at other universities. But Harvard has shown in the last five years precious little response to undergraduate complaints of lack of faculty diversity. It is no secret that student voices within these ivied walls frequently echo unheard. As a member of the faculty, Bell's refusal to teach validates student claims of unfair hiring practices...
...ultra-tony Manhattan retailer, thinks displaced brokers would have a knack for peddling $1,000 suits on Fifth Avenue. To staff a new men's store, Bergdorf courted former financial pitchmen in a help-wanted ad in the Wall Street Journal: "From brokering to banking, if you've a proven track record in sales, the new Bergdorf Goodman Men's Store offers a career opportunity that is at once exciting and rewarding." Bergdorf says it swiftly received more than 100 applications for the jobs, which can reward persuasive salesmen with commissions that exceed $100,000 a year. Such incomes should...