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Masters, who serve in loco parentis for house residents, hold five-year renewable appointments from President Bok. They sponsor house events, select tutors and supervise administration of the houses...
...deal negotiated by Senator Daniel Inouye, chairman of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, the tribe has agreed to drop its claims to Tacoma in exchange for 900 acres of land and a trust fund that could generate as much as $10,000 annually for every adult, plus $61 million for a salmon fishery and a marine terminal. Each adult will also receive a $20,000 cash grant. Says Frank Wright, a Puyallup administrator: "Now we have something that is ours, something we can grab...
This year, however, as the class of 1992 flocks to college campuses, some hard adult choices are mixed in with all the pleasures and opportunities. In an age of $18,000-a-year college bills, many students feel pressured from the start to select a major that is not only meaningful but also marketable. Some must allocate time for a 20-hour-a-week job, as well as early morning classes and late-night study sessions. Alcohol and drugs remain an omnipresent lure and danger made more enticing than ever as stress levels soar. And the challenge of dating...
...Langberg. The major reason is cost control. An early court date saves on attorney fees. So does the shorter proceeding that often results from special agreements between the two sides, such as a pact not to challenge the credibility of each other's expert witnesses. The parties can also select a judge with experience relevant to their case, instead of taking the randomly assigned jurists of the public courts...
...good enough. By a lopsided vote of 413 to 3, the chamber approved 17 articles of impeachment against him. The main accusation: Hastings conspired to obtain a $150,000 bribe in exchange for granting leniency to two convicted racketeers. The House action puts Hastings, 51, in a very select circle. He becomes only the twelfth judge, and the first black, in U.S. history to be impeached. He is also the first judge to be subjected to the procedure after acquittal in a criminal trial...