Word: quiteness
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...responding to the column by Zachary S. Podolsky ’04 (“Quit the Race-Baiting, Kuumba,” Jan. 6), I will not discuss the op-ed by Savannah J. Frierson ’05 (“On Display With Kuumba,” Nov. 12). Podolsky’s initial assumptions about her piece—that it was a personal response which stood independent of any larger organizational attitudes—were entirely correct. Therefore, I want to focus solely on the issue concerning Associate Professor of Linguistics Bert Vaux...
...basic consensus at halftime—quit being intimidated, quit playing scared and fight back,” Ides said. “It’s unfortunate that it took a whole half for us to realize that we could handle their defensive pressure and that we could run with these guys...
...charge of the security operation," said a harried policewoman. "The army shoves people in our direction and we push them back again." Kenyans have been pushed around by their leaders for years. But the election of Kibaki, 71, who served as Moi's Vice President before quitting and setting up the first opposition party more than a decade ago, offers hope for a new type of leadership. When Kibaki was finally wheeled onto the stage in Uhuru Park - a car crash on the campaign trail has put the former economics professor temporarily in a wheelchair - the crowd...
...paragon of corporate governance--and is actually required to do so as part of his new contract, worth about $6 million annually in cash and stock. That should be a little easier now that the seven board members left over from Bernie Ebbers' free-spending days have just quit, leaving Capellas to handpick the majority of a new, more independent board...
...rights of the individual investor and calls for a reformed corporate-governance structure. She hopes her book will "cleanse the resumes of the good people at Enron." And the fact is, she has to make a living. She has always paid most of the bills, and in September, Rick quit his job to spend more time with the family. Now she brings home the only paycheck. And financial worries have led the couple to postpone their plans for having a second child. "Personally," she sighs, "that has been the biggest repercussion...