Word: staying
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...situation soon changed. The introduction of the University's present-day, need-based financial aid system brought dorm life within reach of all undergraduates, and sky-rocketing Cambridge real estate values made finding a livable appartment a very difficult task. Furthermore, a new social atmosphere that encouraged students to stay in houses on campus for the "Harvard experience." Not surprisingly, the number of Dudley affiliates began to shrink. By the early 1980s, enrollment had dropped to approximately...
...government said the payment centers would stay open until all 60,000 pensioners cashed their checks for the first two weeks of March...
...into their kitty. Reports Ardi Perry, a travel agent at Aquarius Travel Service in West Palm Beach, Fla.: "We have people who will change in Atlanta and accept a layover when they used to fuss. It's just to build up mileage." Passengers go out of their way to stay on the same carrier whenever possible. That is the main benefit that frequent-flyer clubs offer to the airlines. Says John Pincavage, an airline analyst at the Paine Webber investment firm: "The | frequent-flyer plan is the only marketing program that has ensured brand loyalty...
...they come to play or stay? Disappearing athletes, dozens of them, from Communist countries underscored the fact that for some participants the Games can present a wholly unathletic set of opportunities. First the Rumanians: three speed skaters and a coach slipped away the night after opening ceremonies, before any of them competed. A few days later two Chinese speed skaters and a coach flew home, again before racing. Injuries, explained Chinese officials. Then there was the emigration of Soviets en masse from Calgary: 55 left prematurely, some of them ski jumpers returned to sender because, a Soviet official said...
...criticism bothers the judges, they don't show it. They seem to accept their role as the skunks of the Winter Olympics. They stay aloof at practices and are banned from talking to the press until after the competition. Most are former skaters and instructors who work their way up from judging regional competitions to the world championships and Olympics. They are unpaid and unloved, doing, as former Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming notes, a "thankless...