Word: core
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...risk of sounding totally treasonous, she says, "Yale has been a fine example of the combination of hard-core academics and performing arts. They are a shining example for us, hopefully, to follow." Mia is, in fact, putting her money where her mouth is, as she will head to Yale this fall to begin work on a master's degree in performing arts...
...this would be excusable if the classes themselves were thought-provoking and challenging. Excepting five or six of the 34 courses I've taken here, they are not. Core Curriculum offerings, ostensibly the proud flagships of a new, improved curriculum, are rarely more than lowest common denominator surveys of broad areas of knowledge...
During his years at Harvard, the former Guggenheim Fellow has held several administrative posts, including head of the Core Curriculum Foreign Cultures subcommittee. He has also served on a Center for Middle Eastern Studies steering group...
Understanding means helping persons clarify their view of themselves and what is truly important in life. To achieve such understanding I don't find it accurate or worthwhile to speak or refer to someone as "a homosexual" as if this were the core of their identity. I'm not talking about denying their orientation but of enabling them to accept and deal positively with their sexuality (which is more than feelings and attractions) in the context of their whole identity as persons. This is not easy in a society and a university subculture which often equates emotions and attractions with...
Rosen confirmed that the accident began with an explosion followed by a severe fire. He said the reactor was undergoing maintenance and operating at only 7% of its power when the mishap occurred. The blast halted all chain reactions in the unit's core, Rosen said, but it remained hot because the radioactive fuel continued to decay...