Word: steven
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When it comes to breaking box-office records, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have no one left to beat but themselves. The two film makers have had a hand in the six biggest-grossing pictures of all time (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, The Empire Strikes Back, Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark). Last week the dominant duo shattered some earnings records again with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, directed by Spielberg and co-produced by Lucas. The new film sold $45.7 million worth of tickets during its first week in theaters...
...universities report similar situations, and add that students often do not appear to be interested in these jobs. At Princeton, for example, only three public interest research groups came to campus, and two of them had difficulty attracting students for interviews, according to the assistant director of career services, Steven C. Schaeffer...
When Dr. Helen Caldicott, one of the leaders of the anti-nuclear movement, appeared at the Quincy House Dining Hall earlier this spring, "she got a polite round of applause from some of the people there--half the people didn't even turn around to stop eating," says Steven R. Swartz...
Authored by Associate Registrar Jay A. Halfond and Mather House Senior Tutor Steven A. Epstein, the study once again showed that students gravitate to Houses that conform to perceived stereotypes, causing, for instance, wide disparities in academic performance in the Houses...
...with the problem, his collection of data via his studies and his willingness to support the academics committee's work has gone a long way towards addressing the problem or at least bringing it to light. "It's my impression that he made our work a lot easier," says Steven A. Colarosst '84. Former treasurer of the council Eliot T. Kieval '84 notes. "I don't think professors would have paid much attention to our suggestions on how to improve section quality if it hadn't been sent out with a cover letter from Verba...