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...nation that created it: too resilient to be counted out no matter how dire the forecasts. If the game can survive cartoonish owners (George Steinbrenner, Marge Schott), self-indulgent players (the entire New York Mets roster), 19th century labor relations and a defrocked commissioner (the job has been vacant since Fay Vincent was forced out a year ago), perhaps this latest wild-card wackiness will prove to be little more than an unfortunate rain delay. But don't wait till next year; this may be our last and best September...
Scott's departure comes at a critical time for the University, just months before the expected announcement of a $2 billion fund drive, and following several years of budget deficits. It means that the University must fill two vacant vice presidencies at once, following former Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs John H. Shattuck's move to join the Clinton administration last spring...
SUMMERTIME AT THE TIME & LIFE BUILDING MEANS VACAtions and vacant desks -- a perfect time to have some extra help around. Fortunately, each summer since 1977 we have received that help from student interns. The youngsters "provide an energy that is very refreshing," says Debara Thornton-Klein of the human- resources department for all Time Inc. magazines. "It's infectious." In return the students receive a little money and a lot of experience. Since each works at only one magazine, we gather them at regular brown-bag lunches so they learn about the company's various publications. Most are entering their...
Gone are the tragic images of vacant-eyed skeletal children dying by the thousands in Somali villages. In their place are equally troubling images of shell-shattered civilians and Mogadishu mobs, fists raised in anger against the mounting violence. "It is more dangerous today in Mogadishu than at any time during the civil war," says Howard Bell, country director for the relief agency CARE...
...interview in his Sever Hall basement office, Guzzetti said he did not believe vacant professorships were part of the committee's focus. Instead, the department chair characterized the review as a once-in-a-generation look at the direction and purpose...