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Therein lies the rub. Women know that the hard-won choice to work has somehow turned into an imperative to do so, but without the support at home that makes it feasible. The professional classes paper over the shortfall by hiring a small army of parental surrogates, by accepting a reduced idea of the emotional needs of family life, and by lobbying for flextime and expanded day care. But no act of Congress will ever allow a parent to be in two places at once...
...then the Lowell House Happiness Committee Co-chairs rub their hands deviously and plot their cruel act. In the mail I receive a little, embossed, parchment-colored invitation: "You and a guest," it taunts. Now I face a dilemma. Either I have to go out and actively search for a date, or I am faced with the prospect of acknowledging that I am a loser staying home on formal night. What...
...crowd and the band really helped us,"Johnson later said. "Fans can have an effect onthe meet. They rub it in when you lose...
...dunces, they, the Red Raiders realized something was up. Off the draw, the two defenders near Weisbrod took offto block Melrose at the blue line. And thereinlies the rub...
...there's the rub. A coach is expected to win at Notre Dame. Win a lot -- while still putting academics first and observing the NCAA rules of conduct. "If you keep the rules," the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, then Notre Dame's president, told Holtz at his final pre-hiring interview, "I will give you five years. If you ever cut corners, you will be out of here by midnight." "We like to win," says the school's current president, the Rev. Edward A. ("Monk") Malloy, who as a Notre Dame undergraduate was a varsity basketball player. As a measure...