Word: ring
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This month the words student union acquired a more militant ring when the RAs voted to affiliate with United Auto Workers Local 2322. They became the nation's first group of unionized undergraduate employees, after the university, which opposed unionization, lost a ruling before the Massachusetts labor-relations commission. The vote forges a bond between Generation Y2K and the graying labor movement...
...Mind games should have given a boost to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It won the most nominations, and in 16 of the past 17 years, the film with the most nominations took the grand prize. But others think New Line hasn't taken advantage. "I don't feel their heat," a rival strategist observes. New Line exec Russell Schwartz has his own take, with a hint of 9/11: "Even though the movie takes place in a 'created' world, its themes of good vs. evil are more relevant than any movie out there right...
...dogs from attacking and killing 33-year-old Diane Whipple outside the victim's San Francisco home; in Los Angeles. Knoller's husband, Robert Noel, was also found guilty on lesser charges. The couple were taking care of the two dogs for a prison inmate who ran a breeding ring of attack dogs...
...Harvard’s plan properly considered might shorten the time we have to wait for urban ring,” he said...
Several prints on display focused on children, and these ring with the greatest honesty perhaps because the subjects seem completely unaware of the camera’s gaze. In one striking scene, several grade schoolers labor to push a hamper up a dirtied urban avenue. Despite the squalor of the surroundings, their impish smiles and doubled-over laughter show that the activity is more of a game than a chore. In a careful composition, the children’s clothes pick up colors in the graffiti and painted residences in the background, suggesting a unity with their surroundings...