Word: token
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...truth, IM junkies are a distinct and often irritating breed. The field is dominated by males, with token females generally patronized for their biological--rather than athletic--abilities (as in the ability to fulfill roster quotas of co-ed events). The hard core IM player ceaselessly prods his friends to join in the "fun," and then spends entire games conniving to keep the less skilled players benched like Adam Sandler's character in the critically acclaimed major motion picture, The Waterboy. There is a sense on the IM field that people need to prove something--to overcome the stigma...
...locales to the newly commercialized North End, Joseph resisted the trend of "going modern" and planted his roots firmly outside Boston. He proclaims his Italian rum cake (strangely sans rum) to be La Contessa's premiere creation, and the sfogliatelle taste-experience is well worth an 85-cent T-token. In an age of Au Bon Pain insta-muffins and glossy baguettes, La Contessa provides that long-forgotten component of family tradition and stick-to-your hips ricotta...
...most obvious answer is the Senior Gift Fund. But I question handing over my hard-earned token of thanks to the first hand that asks for it. After all, as much as Harvard-Radcliffe has given me, I still feel like I've been short-changed in many respects: a lack of women offered tenure, overcrowded lectures, a set of Core offerings that is beyond pathetic. Considering Harvard's reputation, these grievances are not trivial. If money talks, maybe I should make mine speak as loudly and as clearly as possible...
...Even the standing ovation was a double-edged sword," says TIME U.N. reporter Stuart Sogel. "On the one hand, it was a token of support for him as a person. On the other, it's a sign that they think they may not see him there next year." Aside from the soft spot members have for Clinton himself, says Stogel, relations between the U.N. and the U.S. have rarely been worse. Republicans in Congress still refuse to pay the U.S.' dues; the nomination of Richard Holbrooke as ambassador to the U.N. is in grave trouble; and U.S. pronouncements about...
After a brief stint teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, Kristol returned to Boston in 1983 to teach at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He says he was the school's "token conservative...