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John Sexton pleads (and pleads and pleads) his case

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John Sexton's tenure as head of N.Y.U. Law School has seen the institution rise in ranking and financial viability. Sexton relishes the fund raising and self-promotion that many academics disdain. His zest and energy are evident in that he still teaches first year classes as part of his total engagement strategy at the school.

Author: Traub, James
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1997
Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Case studies, Evaluation, Officials and employees, Universities and colleges, Biography, Law schools, Fund raising, Law teachers, Law school faculty, Deans (in schools), Deans (Education), New York University. School of Law, Sexton, John

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Hanky panky: deciphering the gay bandana code

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There is a certain idiosyncratic practice among gay men with regards to the use of the handkerchief in non-verbal communication. Gay men in San Francisco use a hanky code to commmunicate their sexual interest. This practice is not common everywhere but is picking up with lesbians and bisexuals.

Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1993
Gays, Usage, Popular culture, San Francisco, California, Handkerchiefs

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Sierra Leone is no place to be young

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Some estimate 40 to 50% of Sierra Leone's rebel army's soldiers are children. As for the government's Civil Defense Forces, about 1/5 of the force is children. Various child soldiers are profiled and their stories are related.

Author: Goodwin, Jan`
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1999
Sierra Leone, Demographic aspects, Soldiers, Abstract, Children and war

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