Word: rife
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...named Larry reflects, "I still think that the meaning of maleness is go out, earn a living, support a family." His friend, Mike, also chimes, "Exactly...like it was in `Leave it to Beaver' times when the man went out and the woman stayed home." Incredibly, the book is rife with similar interviews. And while the first few are amusing, it soon becomes disheartening to come across so many and realize that they were not said in jest...
Most importantly, the College must take steps to change the persistently male-dominated culture at Harvard. While the College has made great strides since co-residency began in the '70s, the College is still rife with subtle and not-so-subtle sexual discrimination. Too many female undergraduates can describe sections run by teaching fellows who didn't welcome their contributions or even notice their raised hands...
That year Tomes was asked to take on the role of youth minister for a parish and work with the street gangs in the surrounding projects of Henry Horner Homes and Rockwell Gardens. At the time, the neighborhood was rife with killing between the Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples. On Tomes' first day in the projects, he was snubbed. Some gangsters threw rocks at him. On his second day, the gang voted in council whether Tomes should be killed, but decided that his intentions were only positive and that he should be protected rather than removed. The gangsters also accepted...
...wanted a good way to recognize student efforts, an alternative to borrowing," said Cynthia A. Rife, director of student awards in Stanford's financial aid office...
...Rife said that, of the students that Stanford's new policy is designed to attract, she believes many now go to Harvard or other Ivies...