Word: commonization
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...Common Ground Network for Life and Choiceis a national organization that brings togetherpro-life and pro-choice activists for peacefuldialogue and cooperative action on issues ofmutual concern
...relief, the Handbook on Race Relations did no such thing. It is an entirely uncontroversial collection of interesting essays from students and scholars that, according to Dean Archie Epps, should "deepen our understanding of the light and shadow surrounding the important subject of race relations" and "affirm the `common ground' in human experience." But what is this "common ground"? If we could define this nebulous area of human experience, that would certainly be a step in the right direction...
...days later, as I sat in the audience of the "Randomization and Self-Segregation at Harvard" forum, I witnessed how sorry an attempt to find this "common ground" could be. As its name suggests, this forum sought to explore a number of questions raised by randomization, particularly in light of race: Has randomization created more diversity among students? Did randomization break up important existing communities without replacing them in some way? These seemed to be very debatable questions that offered room for many viewpoints. Yet panelists did not express a wide variety of opinions. Instead, they staked out a safe...
Randomization, in theory, is good because it forces us to look for "common ground" among us. We can't fault it for its shortcomings; we should fault ourselves for not overcoming the narrow and safe worlds that we find when we settle into familiarity. Diversity should be a common goal. Yet first we must interact in a real way, not bite our tongues as the panelists at Monday night's forum did. We will not find our "common ground in human experience" unless we first agree to speak frankly and explore our uncommon ground. Marshall I. Lewy...
...Sarah put a necessary stop to Nancy's whining and Charlie's obstinance. They interrupted a fight which easily could have continued inconclusively for several years (and probably already had). Their trepidation, fascination and confusion at the sight of humans (a reciprocated sentiment) undermined the impact of the common self-absorbed dialogue the humans had been sharing...