Word: complained
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...production of engineers, technologists, etc., from the universities--which may seem innovative. But in other demands for "commoncore" curricula in both secondary and higher education--minimum standards of literacy and numeracy as opposed to flexible choice--the English tendency to conservatism in education is manifest. Many academics still complain that too few students are brought up on the classics of the English literary heritage, and there are constant letters to the London Times on the harmful influences of T.V. on children--especially the dreadful impact of detective shows from our linguistically degenerate cousins across the Atlantic. Just as nature abhors...
...McClellan, where they live in the same barracks as men, some women complain of crowding. When to use cosmetics has also taken some learning. Says one woman: "I took makeup with me the first time we went on bivouac. I didn't touch it the whole time; I never took it along again...
Students often complain that Harvard professors are harder to find than a good dining hall meal. "Some people just use the University as a post office to pick up their mail," said Richard E. Caves, Stone Professor of International Trade. "A university is a rather remarkable place. You hire professors and only a small percentage of work is prescribed.... I've always thought that's a funny way to run a railroad...
Rosovsky also ignored another issue that students raised last year. Before they could become aroused on an issue, students claimed, they needed a means of organizing and focusing their opinion. CHUL and CUE address problems when students become dissatisfied enough to complain on their own, but the committees rarely measure student opinion and shape their policies accordingly. Constitutional Convention delegates consistently voiced these complaints about CUE and CHUL last year during their efforts to form the Student Assembly...
...Badillo's fellow Hispanics lamented his decision to abandon Congress for his deputy mayor's job, but his successor in Washington, Robert Garcia, is applauded as a compassionate, hard-working advocate of Puerto Rican concerns. Still, activists like Dora Collazo-Levy, 42, a Democratic Party district leader, complain that political passivity is the Puerto Rican community's principal bane. Says she: "People ask us why they should vote. We give them long-range answers...