Word: tiered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Code himself has a less favorable evaluation of his own playing ability, stating that he is not a star, like Fusco, but simply a member of the second tier. "For the first tier, those players can see the game much slower in their minds and know what to do. Wayne Gretzsky probably can change the pace of the game and see it twice. I just see things as they come." Code says he's not in the same realm as some of the players on Harvard's team last year. "There are players in Division I hockey who can play...
...hand, harassing situations can evolve from cases of genuine misunderstanding. In such cases of no ill intent it should be possible to resolve a complaint with minimal fuss, and generally without official intervention. For such cases falling into this "first tier," advice on possible solutions and support may be all this is required to arrive at a satisfactory solution. The existing "safety-net" of tutors, proctors and advisors is in many ways ideally suited, structurally, to meet this need. Clearly members of this safety net must be trained and sensitized however, so they may provide adequate support and counsel...
...harassment often require extra assistance for the victim or some form of intervention to reach a satisfactory resolution. In such cases a formal inquiry may not be necessary, or the victim may decide, despite the seriousness of the case, not to pursue a formal complaint. For this "second tier" of cases we have recommended the creation of a central office which would provide an ambudsperson to handle all intervention into cases, and also be responsible for campus-wide training and education on the issue. While the primary goal of this office would be to mediate solutions between the individuals involved...
...critical at all tiers in the procedure that the victim be carefully informed of her or his rights within and without Harvard's procedures. All victims should be informed of the option to pursue their cases to the next tier, and also of the right to file a complaint with the United States' Office of Civil Rights or with the EEOC, if dissatisfied with Harvard's handling...
...with this description, as he explains, "I dabble in various aspects of the Byzantine history and literature," adding, "The easiest way of combining them is through intellectual history--first, in the sense of what went into the heads of the Byzantine elite." Having spent many years analyzing the first tier and its complexities. Sevcenko says that he is now studying the thinking of the so-called "second tier" of citizens below the elite--the sort "that determines the character of an epoch...