Equal Rites Awards for Worst Behavior in Gender Debates
Ellen Goodman lampoons gender bias with a satirical awards list targeting military sexism, media missteps, and corporate misfires. The column comments on harassment cases, hypocrisy, and cultural stereotypes while naming absurd prizes and assigning faux honors to institutions and public figures.
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Oston
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Pentagon
Milwaukee
Jerold Mackenzie
Miller
Seinfeld
George Costanza
Thomas Bollinger
Maryland
Bollinger
Correction: Veena Not Sitar in Independence Anniversary Story
A Sunday feature misidentified a musical instrument in India’s 50th independence anniversary piece. The instrument is a veena, not a sitar, and The Gazette will address complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness. Call 398 8313.
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India
the Gazette
The Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Recycling Pledge
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support agriculture and environmental efforts. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St and to use the nearest recycling location.
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City Carton
Sixth St
Astronauts Wrap Up Amazing Mission On Discovery
At Cape Canaveral the space shuttle Discovery safely returned a satellite packed with ozone data. Scientists including Robert Conway called the mission amazing but must wait about a month to unload the satellite and retrieve atmospheric measurements from each team.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Discovery
Earth
Robert Conway
Conway
UPS deal boosts organized labor and union unity
The settlement ending the UPS Teamsters strike is hailed as a victory for organized labor with higher wages, expanded full-time jobs, and a preserved pension fund. It also signals public support for workers and could aid future organizing while showing unions’ leverage against major employers.
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University of Massachusetts
Barry Bluestone
Afl-Cio
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Sweeney
Organized Labor
Labor Federation
Teamsters
UPS
Ron Carey
West Virginia Tops The Princeton Review Party School List
West Virginia University is ranked number one for party schools in The Princeton Review 1998 list, moving up from the previous year while Florida State fell to sixth. The report notes Morgantown nightlife, campus traditions, and efforts to curb excessive drinking, including alcohol free fraternity chapters and tightened tailgate rules.
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Florida
Appalachia
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Princeton Review
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Florida State University
WVU
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State University of New York At Albany
University of Colorado-Boulder
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Hartford
Conn
David Hardesty
Hardesty
Grant Avenue
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