Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson 84, The Independent 58. The Indy was correct when it called it an "upset." It actually won one of the three games played...
This disarray led to the filing of a record number of course change petitions, as students attempted to correct problems in their schedules with Drop/Add forms. Ironically, one of the aims of the new plan was to enable faculty to get an idea of the composition of their classes sooner; the vast number of last-minute changes shows the falsity of this reasoning...
...Colored" implied that white was the correct color, and that one was colored, say, with a crayon, incorrectly. "Negro," because it was widely-used in the 19th century along with the other "N"-word, recalls the days of slavery and oppression. "Afro-American" reminds Blacks of the Afro hair styles worn...
...Blacks are going to be called African-Americans from now on, we might as well as call all people here African-Americans since, if scientists are correct, all people originate from an African woman...
...Hernandez-Gravelle had her way, we would do away with nostalgia. If she's correct, then it is wrong to romanticize the past, for every decade has its blemishes and every year its flaws. Twenty years from now, it will be insensitive to be nostalgic about the 1980s, to remember these college days as "fabulous," "fun" or "carefree". Without a doubt, this decade has been "painful, complicated, and even life threatening" for the gay community, for the homeless and for the millions of Americans living in poverty...