Word: convert
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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According to the approved plan, in addition to building on the armory site, the university will built a dormitory at 1019 Commonwealth Ave. and convert one of its office buildings, Rich Hall, into student quarters...
Recently, though, Harvard students have been taking one aspect of the dining hall system more seriously. As more and more schools convert to and utilize the advantages of variable meal plans, transferable credits and point systems, Harvard's mandatory 21-meal board contract has become a frequent topic of dinner discussion...
Prabhupada's "As It Is" translation of the Bhagavad Gita is central to the American Vaishnava movement. It was reading this book that led Dan Coggins, currently a member of the Boston temple, to convert. A Sanskrit translation of the Ghita he looked at didn't inspire him, but, three years ago, when he read Prabhupada's version, he was transfixed. "It was the most potent form of religion I could find...
...then President Nathan M. Pusey '28 came under fire from the University's Board of Overseers. Board members, increasingly dissatisfied with Harvard's heavy-handed response to the activism, called for major changes in University policy. The overseers, seen by many as a group of stodgy alumni, attempted to convert themselves into an efficacious governing body that could heal a divisive Harvard community...
...Massachusetts Executive Office of Human Services (EOHS) gave "absolute support" to convert the Concord Ave. building into a shelter, said Jill Herold, the assistant city manager for human services, in a prepared statement...