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After this rocky start, however, HUCTWrepresentatives say a period of negotiation withUniversity officials left them feeling optimistic.They say the negotiations were successful in partbecause they were intended to begin a dialoguebetween union and University officials, ratherthan to negotiate a contract...
...also defended Harvard's attitude about theimportance of Faculty research, saying that ratherthan detracting from undergraduate learning--asalleged in the report--a professor's research maybe a boon to undergraduates seeking to learn onthe cutting edge...
...Some women stay in abusive situations ratherthan face the possibility of welfare," says KateCloud, director of Respond, a resource center forbattered women. (The Hotline number...
...rather spare drumming of Motian, who hasworked with such luminaries as Bill Evans andKeith Jarrett, is well matched to both trios.Motian embellishes and decorates the beat ratherthan filling space by pounding out rhythms, so hiseffective contributions can be easily overlooked.His solos are distinctive--they are not dense,roaming waves of sound in the vein of Elvin Jones,nor are they marked by a closing of the hi-hat onevery off-beat as in standard drum technique.Starting and stopping in flurries, Motian's soloinventions are also distinguished by the light,almost tinny sound quality of his drums...
...when the purple-clad mascot turned againsthis own partner, Savage felled Grimace with oneblow, opting for an arm hack to the head ratherthan his signature move, the "flying elbow fromthe top of the ropes...