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...role in the drafting and implementation of Title IX, was appointed to the post in 1984 as the organization’s first full-time director. The context then was one of turmoil. The Ivy League had just walked away from Division I-A football during the split into two divisions, choosing instead to remain in the newly formed Division I-AA, where the eight schools in the conference had been relegated after the 1981 season...
...lesson begins with a surprise: the instructor announces that partners will be mixed together randomly, and two seconds later a quick and confident woman named Angela has split us up. She is unfazed by our attempt to scare her off by saying it’s our first lesson...
...split is the culmination of three years of factional intrigue within the ANC between the supporters of ousted President Thabo Mbeki, and those of his chief rival, Jacob Zuma. Mbeki had been Mandela's deputy and became party and national president after Mandela's retirement in 1998, with Zuma as his deputy in both positions. But during Mbeki's second term, the two fell out and became bitter enemies. In 2005, Zuma's financial adviser, Shabir Shaik, was convicted of bribing Zuma in relation to a $10 billion arms deal, and was jailed for 15 years. Mbeki sacked Zuma...
Three years later, the Weather Underground had split into two ideological factions: those that wanted to continue a campaign of violence, and those - including Ayers - who urged members to "resurface" and participate in society. The deep divisions could not be repaired and the group disbanded by the end of the year. Some members continued their outlaw lifestyle, but most people drifted slowly back into the mainstream...
...Lorditch set the Crimson up for a fourth and eight field goal attempt from the 23-yard line. Junior Patrick Long came out for the 41-yard attempt. Long’s previous record was a 40-yard kick last year, also against Lafayette. With one swift kick, Long split the uprights and extended Harvard’s lead to 10-3. Long was called upon again with just under six minutes left in the game. From the Leopard 28, Long stood poised for a 45-yard attempt. His successful kick set yet another new career-long...