Word: aims
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...Sicily. In the 19th century an underground society called the Carboneria fought to get rid of Austrian rule. Similarly today, in an Italy that has been threatened by Communism, neo-Fascism and terrorism, many an idealistic Italian has been tempted to join a secret group with the avowed aim of improving society. The apparent aberration of P2 aside, there are believed to be about 30,000 Masons in Italy, with more than 500 chapters, out of a worldwide body of some 6 million to 8 million...
Some day these "important" issues will join kiosks and shuttle buses as faded memories; but both the earth-shattering and the inconsequential constituted the just-ending school year. If these pages sometimes do not emphasize the historically significant, then, they do aim to reflect what the University made of "the news": an issue, a controversy, a decision, a moment...
...Science Center and William James, efforts will include alterations in ventilation systems which circulate more air than necessary. In the labs, fume hoods--which are "intensely energy wasteful," according to Leahy--will be altered to become more economical. A myriad of additional renovations to these buildings and others aim at meeting Dean Rosovsky's target of a 50-per-cent reduction in fuel consumption within five years, Leahy says. If realized, the energy savings will free up lots of money for repairs and maintainance, officials anticipate...
...group of students with similar interests or backgrounds to gather together informally in pursuit of common interests. On the other hand, I do not advocate investing Harvard's resources in such a project. Why any group is free to gather and socialize as it chooses. Harvard's aim is to encourage interchange among all types of students. As a result. I would not attach a high priority to any project that might serve, at least symbolically, to emphasize a separation between different races...
Unlike GSA, the RLA founders started out with educational, rather than strictly social, intentions. But the aim was self-education, not the education of an outside public that GLAD Day organizers now designate as their goal. "They met at Phillips Brooks House and Ann passed around a reading list," Colker says. "They called it the Lesbian Study Group, and we all did readings and discussed them at meetings...