Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there was no room for actual interaction. If there were, I'd be complaining about having to talk to people I've tried to avoid for three years...
...midst of the Offut controversy, a binding student body referendum forced the council actively to pursue divestment. But Offut's reelection as council chair in February of 1986 was interpreted as a conscious effort by council members to avoid political controversy and embrace issues--such as extending library hours and hosting social events--that would not alienate any segment of the student body...
...speak of [the problems caused by U.S. aid] in order to say 'Oh my god, what a mess,'" Garcia said. "If we mention it, it is because we can avoid it...That can be achieved by force and by applying pressure of all kinds...
GROUPS should not avoid speaking out in public simply because uninformed members of the administration, press or public may see them as representative of the student body as a whole. The staff position is that the group should be held responsible for such a misinterpretation. The more sensible conclusion is that those who make the mistake of thinking HUSO represents the student body should be criticized. To conclude otherwise is to endorse self-censorship and discourage open and freewheeling debate...
...Johnston notes, a woman athlete eager to avoid being "branded" as a lesbian may flaunt her heterosexuality, and an insensitivity "one level above homophobia" is likely to emerge...