Word: topicalism
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...account of the history of grade inflation at Harvard in the last century fascinating—especially in its total ommission of the words “Radcliffe College.” Not only has the college been absorbed, it has been removed where its existence actually impacted the topic under discussion...
...issue of the living wage protesters inside Mass. Hall was not raised publicly during the two-hour luncheon, which focused on issues facing higher education, but Kennedy, who has been a vocal supporter of the living wage campaign, broached the topic with Rudenstine during a private conversation...
...public athletic center, the e-mail program or the teaching fellows who do not speak English, those who look for fault will find it. (A good piece of future advice is to not room with such people—they are tiresome and bitter and have only one topic of conversation...
...comic book, and the Rules girlfriends--authors Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider--are the Betty and Veronica of relationship advice. After their successful first book on dating, The Rules, a whole industry has sprung up around their method for "meeting and marrying Mr. Right." Their accumulated wisdom on the topic of marriage involves urging wom- en to be "cheerleaders" for their husbands and "when it comes to sex, husbands rule the roost," meaning they should control its frequency. In real life, Fein is getting divorced from her husband of 16 years. Despite evidence in her own life to the contrary...
...commend you for your report on phobias [SCIENCE, April 2]. I have four of them--fear of bridges, heights, clowns and crickets. Your story adequately covered the topic and the feelings of those of us who have phobias, but I was disappointed by the large pictures of the clown, the chicken and the claustrophobic person. For those of us who fear clowns or chickens, the pictures made it very difficult to read your story. JESS MOLOUGHNEY Macon...