Word: though
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American spirit of equal opportunity. Amanda L. Burnham '01, a frequent patron of Cafe Pamplona (and a Crimson executive too), became privy to this bias first-hand while looking for a job last spring. Burnham attempted to apply for the serving position advertised in the cafe's window. Though she did not talk with the owner herself, the waiter that Burnham spoke with told her that she shouldn't even bother applying...
...Take Hooters for example. Third-year Harvard Law student Sharon M. McGowan explains that "Hooters sells food, but it also sells sex. Since they admit to selling sex and that is their main theme, they have the right to only hire female wait staff. Generally, though, when these defenses are posed to a judge they look upon them unsympathetically." The loopholes are there, but the courts make it a tough argument to support...
...researcher-writer, Holly E. Fling '01, there is indeed an overwhelming percentage of male wait staff in current day Pamplona. However during her travails, Fling did patronize a small, privately owned, vegetarian restaurant where a woman took her order and brought her food. So it seems as though even the city of Pamplona has made exceptions to the rule. Josephina, take notice...
...entering numbers into spreadsheets. They "analyze data" and "run regressions." Consultants "work in teams" and "brainstorm." They figure out how to "streamline" and "trim the fat." "Let's get back to basics," they might say, pointing to a 3-D pie chart on their PowerPoint presentation. It was as though the Starr report had just come out and everyone was smoking cigars. And I couldn't think of a single sarcastic thing...
...years from now, I'll look back at my college days and laugh at how idealistic I was. I think if that does happen, I'd rather be sipping martinis in my townhouse than gulping malt liquor on the corner. Here's what's really wrong with me though: I'm an idealist without any ideals. I don't have a burning desire to be a writer, or a doctor, or any number of honorable pursuits. I can't sell out my dreams and passions because I don't have any inventory...