Word: rub
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...important." The irony is that his pro-war vote, a prerequisite for having a chance in the general election, could deny Gore his dovish party's bid. It is not lost on his colleagues that every time Gore defends their vote against force, he gets to rub in the fact that he chose right on the biggest foreign-policy issue of the past decade. When asked last week, Gore went so far as to say he was "actively thinking about" running. Other "go" signals: he looks 20 lbs. thinner, and he has $1 million left over from his 1990 Senate...
...hangers wish to emphasize their right to offend freely, to rub in the fact of their privilege to insult. For better or worse, our response cannot be to shut them up. The insult now stands, neither to be obviated nor obliterated by the flag's forcible removal. Hopefully, those responsible will someday realize what they truly communicate. Regardless, if we can bring most other students to understand the communication, we may be victimized by fewer reckless and damaging assertions of "pride" and "rights" in the future. Ben Hansen '92 Helena Hansen...
...professors would indirectly recruit students to their fields of study. Their enthusiasm for their lives' work would inevitably rub off on students. Such passion is not always communicated from the podium...
...solution, the more egalitarian one, is more oriented toward free markets. But don't expect conservatives to take up this rallying cry. Some of them would rather admit a ration of minorities into their cozy establishments than see those establishments truly shaken up. Others, like Jesse Helms, would rather rub racial wounds raw than promote their own alleged principles...
Students are not permitted to claim they belong to an organization unless they are recognized by the administration--and there's the rub. To be recognized, a student club must have two faculty sponsors (at least one of which must be a tenured professor), at least 10 members, a constitution and financial reports. Only then will the Committee on College Life consider the petition. Until organized, a group is not allowed to hold meetings on campus, have speakers, or publish materials for the student population...