Word: standing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Nothing is a joke to me. That's why I do stand-up comedy and you don't," Steven tells Lilah. And this paradoxical statement is the crux of the movie. Steven coaches Lilah in the subtleties of being funny--convincing her that if she's late getting home, it's funny...because the babysitter's name is Charley Manson...
...this regulation is allowed to stand, Harvard University may win the dubious distinction of being one of the first to infringe on the First Amendment because of trash considerations. The wise and appropriate thing to do would be to restrict the advertising and promotional leaflets which create most of the trash, and allow student publications access to all freshman...
Johnson was stripped of his gold medal. He was sent home to wallow in his shame, an example--and a victim--of the Olympic Committee's tough drug stand...
...toward avoiding the negative consequences of this ruling. We look forward, however, to a day when the Harvard administration will adopt rules that help students, not impose barriers that must be creatively surpassed. The burden for solving this problem now rests on the freshmen themselves. The freshman class must stand up for themselves--they must register complaints in all forms: direct person contact, phone calls, and letters to the Freshman Dean's office. They must show that they care; it is too easy to restrict the rights of the apathetic. Treasurer, Civil Liberties Union of Harvard
This election was supposed to prove Bush to be the ultimate political wimp. Instead, Dukakis has become the candidate who refuses to defend himself and the principles he represents. The voters want a President who can stand up on their behalf. How can Dukakis convince the public he is capable of standing up for them, if he refuses to stand up for himself...