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Word: sitting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sit-in is over for now," Robert D. Wilkins, BLSA president, said at a rally yesterday afternoon. "We've accomplished what...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Black Law Students End Dean's Office Sit-In | 5/12/1988 | See Source »

...consider ways to increase student involvement in faculty appointments, without allowing students to sit on appointment committees...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Black Law Students End Dean's Office Sit-In | 5/12/1988 | See Source »

...each other in the dining hall, some at their best and calmest and others at their caffeinated worst. Often we dress uniformly (sweats), and we always sit in groups. What can we infer about each other, personally, morally, or whatever, from these observations? It would be optimistic to say nothing; still, I hope nothing is the answer. I can never tell by looking who is writing a novel and who is composing a string quartet; people continue their efforts nonetheless, and they continue to surprise...

Author: By Avram S. Brown, | Title: Strangers in the Hall | 5/11/1988 | See Source »

Youngsters are sometimes physically unable to return home. Detroit police frequently find juveniles locked in crack houses by older dealers. The teen dealers sit inside, selling drugs through slots in a wall. "There were bars on the windows, bars on the doors, and they had McDonald's food delivered in," says an Arkansas police chief about a group of local teens recruited to Detroit. "They were virtually held captive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids Who Sell Crack | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

...tippers in Westwood. As his habit became more expensive, he began forging checks and filching money from the wallets of his divorced parents. In eleventh grade, he flunked all his classes but still continued his trips to Venice. "It was scary all the time now," Eric recalls. "I would sit in the van needing a hit, but couldn't stop looking out the window for the police or a shadow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids Who Sell Crack | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

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