Word: specializations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...kids who aren't work-study are usually special cases or have special talents," he says...
Some athletes also have special skills that make them better equipped to fill Athletic Department jobs. "There are natural ties between sports and the jobs that we have," says Allard. Some student employees are responsible for setting up for athletic contests. "For these jobs we hire a greater portion of athletes," Allard says. "They become naturals for that kind of job. For instance, there is a certain group of football players who know what needs to be done to a baseball field prior to a game...
...only are athletes more comfortable in Athletic Department jobs than other students might be, they also have special needs, athletes say. "I think it makes sense for athletes to get the jobs that might be considered easy because they take out three or more hours a day to practice. So it helps them to have a job where they can do their homework," says a varsity athlete who asked not to be identified...
...center of the hallowed library, are the most expansive and elite studies, marked by letters A-Z rather than by the numbers of the more common studies. Only professors who have achieved the first plateau--those who have made it off The List--can earn a spot on the special waiting list. These faculty members have the first option on any study--the ultimate lettered ones or just more desirable normal ones--that is vacated...
...with graduation, all of that will be changing. Austrian will not be wearing Harvard tennis whites the next time she sees a match. Instead, she will be wearing a business suit. And her attache case will be filled with Bear-Stearns business cards from the special investments department...