Word: ward
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John has a team of bodyguards who keep him shiningly happy even in the face of such adversity. Yard manager Merle Bicknell explains that her grounds workers are committed to their ward. "We clean him up," she says...
...student body will be more balanced than fair" is, on the face of it, silly. Among the 16 appointed regents at the time of the decision against quotas, three were black, three Hispanic, and two Asian. Two of the "virulent conservatives" who pushed most strongly for the ban were Ward Connerly, an African-American, who argued that quotas were used as an excuse to avoid improving the quality of education in inner-city schools, and Tirso del Junco, M.D., a Hispanic...
...student body will be more balanced than fair" is, on the face of it, silly. Among the 16 appointed regents at the time of the decision against quotas, three were black, three Hispanic, and two Asian. Two of the "virulent conservatives" who pushed most strongly for the ban were Ward Connerly, an African-American, who argued that quotas were used as an excuse to avoid improving the quality of education in inner-city schools, and Tirso del Junco, M.D., a Hispanic...
...Besides banishing the chocolate chub, MAC aerobics can ward off the post-Valentine's emotional doldrums as well. McDonough is a firm believer in the mental benefits of exercise, and explains that "exercise releases endorphins in the brain" that are often cited as the source of an exercise high. "I'm no medical authority, but the mental aspect of exercise is huge. The endorphins put you in a good mood." But what's better, a chocolate rush or an endorphine high...
...change in the make-up of the Board of Regents would give minority applicants advocates in the U.C. system and provide a welcome balance to the virulent conservatives like Regent Ward Connerly who spearheaded the anti-affirmative action effort. Current regents have been appointed by 16 years of Republican governors preceding Davis--in fact, former Governor Pete Wilson pushed strongly for the anti-affirmative action vote...