Word: sports
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...development, is one of the most powerful men in that country today. His job is to oversee the blacks in South Africa. According to his own testimony, he is committed to "a period of reform" and has bolstered this statement by his past and present activities. As minister of sport, Koornhof was responsible for the desegregation of athletic clubs and certain sports events. In his present position, he is responsible for relaxing government pass law requirements and supporting the recommendations of two commissions advocating far reaching reforms in South Africa's labor laws...
Male cheerleaders sport black pants and white shirts. With the money left in the budget, Hoover says she hopes they will buy crimson sweaters so everything will match...
...Powell if she feels "high-schoolish." Powell vigorously defends the squad against charges of immaturity: "Look at all the other big-name colleges. They all have cheerleaders." Similarly, they scoff at accusations that they are perpetuating the sexist stereotype of a submissive, giggly teenager. Butler insists cheerleading is a sport, like football. "We aren't just jumping up and down; your feet have to be pointing exactly one way, your hands have to be in a special position." If it looks childishly simple, Butler says, that is just "part of our job; to make it look easy. And smile...
...pioneering the ballet style in pair skating. They also appeared to exemplify political orthodoxy. Unlike Bolshoi Ballet Defectors Alexander Godunov and Leonid and Valentina Kozlov, the Protopopovs were Communist Party members. They were showered with official Soviet honors, including the Lenin Prize and the prestigious title Honored Master of Sport of the Soviet Union. Though touring Soviet athletes and performing artists are always scrutinized for any sign of a desire to defect, the widely traveled Protopopovs aroused no suspicions when they left the Soviet Union for the last time...
...second half began I reflected again on the quality of the football game, and I had one further thought. It is truly unfortunate that football is not an intercollegiate sport at Pine Manor. If it were we would most assuredly want to include Harvard's varsity on our schedule. C. Richard Plank Director of Admissions of Pine Manor College