Word: paychecks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many working supermoms, a psychic guilt tax is deducted from the paycheck. After visiting the day-care-center manager who would look after her newborn child, UCLA's Burnam lamented, "I was really depressed to think that this woman would spend more time with my child than I would." After putting in the kinds of long hours required to succeed in almost any profession, working mothers return home wondering how they will muster enough energy to give their children more than just a good-night kiss. It helps that more men are willing to lend a hand with housework...
...recent Michigan St. grad Bob Jackson, the ultimate outfit for the occasion entailed multi-stage preparation: green hair, green clothes and green buttons. "I bought this jersey with the first paycheck I ever got from dorm work, I've gotten various buttons as presents from friends, and I did the hair and the mustache today, three hours before the game started," he said Saturday night...
Professor of Mathematics Benedict H. Gross, who defected from Brown last year, said the prospect of a bigger paycheck was not the reason. "Harvard pays more, but the cost of living in Cambridge--especially for housing--is much more than it is in Providence...
...almost impossible--just ask any single mother who has tried hounding a tightfisted ex. But a set of federal laws that took effect last week should put more pressure on feckless fathers. Called the Child Support Enforcement Amendments, they require states to deduct support obligations from a delinquent's paycheck or lose out on some federal welfare funds (22 states already have similar programs...
...players in basketball, former Georgetown Center Patrick Ewing last week took a giant step toward becoming one of the richest. The Jamaican-born 7-footer ended months of negotiations with the New York Knicks, signing a contract with the National Basketball Association club that calls for a $1.7 million paycheck in 1985 and up to $30 million over the next ten years. The deal makes him the highest-paid rookie in nba history. Ewing, 23, who averaged 14.6 points and 9.6 rebounds for the Hoyas last season, appeared to remain above the media furor surrounding his professional future. "I feel...