Word: cliquishness
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...found across the spectrum. "Some follow the tradition of élitist French politicians and leaders like Villepin, who honor philosophy, literature and oratorical skill, and regard intellectual performance as the primary political tool," says Rozès. "Others, like Sarkozy, are distrustful of that cliquish, insider atmosphere, and define and construct themselves by action, pragmatism, doing things." (See pictures of Paris expanding...
...flubbed on the first try—maybe my mind was tangled. Then I asked B and one of his friends about handshakes. I had always felt that the pounders were somehow excluding me, and was sure that B and his friends knew a few gestures that marked off cliquish social groups. B told me that I was wrong. Yes, hand etiquette changes every few years, and there are some conventions. But what the greetings are really about is the attention that two friends pay to one another. The idea is to follow your friend's hand carefully...
...other co-chair, Michelle C. Kellaway ’10, says that only a small number continually attend the group’s events and board meetings. The result is a core of students who enjoy a very tight-knit sense of community, but who unintentionally form a cliquish cohort that seems impenetrable to the gay students on the outside.“There’s still a big divide between us ‘BGLTSA gays’ and the ‘non-BGLTSA gays,’” says former board member Quintanar...
...sense sometimes that the Davidson students are alone together. An older boy who says he was beaten up at other schools told me, "I can't say I have many friends here, but I'm not hated ... The school does tend to be pretty much sort of cliquish...
...best stuff comes from within. Tarnoff hopes this will change under his guard. “It’s something the executive board members talk a lot about,” Tarnoff says. “I think occasionally the Advocate may have this reputation as being cliquish or elitist, and the editors these days are trying to encourage people to look beyond that reputation.” Tarnoff points to the upcoming Contest Issue, which will not include any work by Advocate members, as a good opportunity to expand the magazine’s talent pool. The Contest...