Word: things
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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PART of the reason for such complaints is the nature of the demands. It is one thing to be outraged by the events of Forsythe, Ga., but to equate such behavior with the kind exhibited by The Crimson or by a history professor lecturing on slavery strains credulity...
Harvard has repeatedly denied charges of quotas or discrimination. "There is no worry because we all know we are doing the right thing," Chao says, "Some people assumed us guilty before proven innocent...
Until the new dean is named, long-range planning is mostly on hold, although Allison has said that a full-scale curriculum review is one thing he wants to accomplish before leaving his post in June...
...Wavers insist that this flexibility has all but abolished the traditional business cycle. While they acknowledge that slumps can still strike certain weak industries, they regard broad downturns as largely a thing of the past. Says Edward Yardeni, chief economist for Prudential-Bache Securities: "The economy is now so huge, so diverse and resilient that adjustments take place that prevent economy-wide recessions...
Berge retorted that he never asked any such thing, only a veto power over Barenboim's decisions. "I have absolutely no interest in artistic control of the new opera," he told TIME. Nonetheless, he argues that Barenboim's choice of classic works is "elitist." Says he: "The program established by Barenboim . . . satisfies neither President Mitterrand nor me." But he puts considerable blame for the furor on the maestro's exalted pay: "I offered Barenboim a salary of 4 million francs (($667,000)), but he would not accept anything less than 5 million...