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...neighborhood a sense of slow, peaceful decay that contrasts sharply with the frenetic growth and change in even the seediest sectors of American life. The Montmartre underworld is an established sector of society much like any other, a moral order governs almost everyone, and violence and change are rare...
...players aren't like most unions. Because they possess extremely rare skills, the pro gridders can put forward a much tougher bargaining position than most industrial workers. It's easier to replace a Pittsburgh steel worker than a Pittsburgh Steeler. Moreover, the players are a small, relatively homogeneous group whose individual experiences in relating to management are quite similar, all these factors contribute to the remarkable solidarity of their union...
Beck's analysis of his increased commitment to the Church during freshman year provides a rare glimpse into one possible aspect of missions: that of implicit coercion. "My family had expected me to go on a mission since birth, and of course that was one of the reasons I started thinking about it." Beck says. "It's hard to say, but I think even if I hadn't gotten more deeply involved I would have done a mission." Peer and parental presure in favor of missions are great among Mormon communities...
Last year SASC helped mobilize campus opposition to a proposed retreat in University policy towards South Africa, which prompted a rare open meeting on the subject...
...York, Columbia's top executive, President Alan Hirschfield, expressed an emotion rare in Hollywood: shock. Although he loved the glamour and glitz of films-Hirschfield once broke his toe tripping over the edge of a Jacuzzi while staring at Actress Polly Bergen-he was, as colleagues observed, a classic "bottom-liner" who frowned on peccadilloes like theft and forgery. After a period of indecision, the Harvard-trained executive saw no other alternative: Begelman...