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These stereotypes, and the fear of more visible employment competition, perpetuate a hiring situation in which "white men have insulated themselves within a culture that is impervious to everyone else." And thus the inertia of an organization is stabilized: the transfer of power and favor goes to new white men who share the values and lifestyles of the previous generation. This pattern is not unique to hiring; it is ubiquitious among family relationships, friendship groups and casual acquaintances. People find common ground with others reassuring. It is a natural tendency, but one which is exclusive and disenfranchising for those kept...
...there are any of the usual politician's improprieties lurking in Powell's closet-sexual, financial-no hint of one has ever come to light. Working for Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Powell did have a small role in the Iran-contra scandal, facilitating the transfer from Army stocks of one of six missile shipments to Iran. His unrevealing congressional testimony about the affair seemed "completely out of character," says Korb. But even Lawrence Walsh, the Iran-contra special prosecutor who criticized Powell's testimony in an August 1993 report for being "at least misleading," says now that "Powell didn...
...aggravated cheating and deception. It has already charged him with criminal breach of trust and forgery of certificates. Last week Singapore police seized stationery with faked company letterheads and a dummy bank ticket that said $80 million had been deposited into a Barings futures account at Citibank. No such transfer took place, and prosecutors are likely to argue that it gave Leeson a way of proving he was making the huge Nikkei trades on behalf of a client. "Once he is here," says Pala Krishnan, one of Singapore's leading criminal attorneys, "the maximum sentence he can receive...
...potentially more disastrous move, the proposal would transfer responsibility for administering the program from the federal government to the states...
...Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center is a preferable, more sanitary option for many who object to the mysterious odors which permeate the Malkin Athletic Center. And, despite the prospect of long, cold, salty walks during the brutal winter months, those who choose to transfer to the Quad embrace what they call "going home." "I've done it in the cold. I've done it in the snow. I really don't mind," says Michelle Kiang, ostensibly referring to the long trek. Cabot House resident Justin C. Label, vice-president of the Undergraduate Council, succinctly sums up the best reason he sees...