Word: applauded
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...applaud the efforts of the Undergraduate Council, which was the main force lobbying for the extension. Throughout the past year, the council has effectively worked with the administration to implement measures serving students’ needs. Later keycard access—especially in the face of strong opposition among House Masters—is a significant achievement for the council and one that will directly improve the lives of undergraduates...
...like to be called “assistants,” not “graders”—you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your bluebook, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of St. Augustine flattened by a phrase or reading about the “Xian myth...
...recent days that implicitly compares Israel’s struggle against terrorism to the United State’s own ongoing campaign. Although the two situations cannot be directly compared—the political situation in Palestine is far more complex than the one in Afghanistan—we applaud the administration’s unambiguous support of Israel in this matter...
...think the NBA would applaud modestly dressed role models such as SHAQUILLE O'NEAL and KOBE BRYANT. But no. The two Los Angeles Lakers stars were among at least nine players fined $5,000 apiece by the NBA for wearing shorts too long. Seems the rule is that basketball shorts must stop at least an inch above the knee. It was enforced before, in 1997, when officials thought shorts were overly baggy-saggy a la hip-hop fashion, violating "the integrity of the uniform," in the words of the NBA's Tim Frank. Shaq says he refuses to wear "John...
...contrasted Summers’ comments with the reputation the student body has gained since the violent anti-war protests during the Vietnam era. But our disagreement with the military’s policy on homosexuals stems from a desire to improve the military, not to deny its worth. We applaud the efforts of the ROTC Association, a non-discriminatory and College-approved student group, to educate students on the military and to show students the value of the public service in which their friends and classmates are engaged...