Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...deal with another of his points, Upton is not the first person to express concerns regarding the Memorial Hall tower. He is correct that $4 million is being spent on the project; however, Harvard is not paying for it out of its budget. Several alumni donors gave the money specifically for the purpose of rebuilding the tower. The University did not allocate this money, nor could officials redirect the funds...
...deal with another of his points, Upton is not the first person to express concerns regarding the Memorial Hall tower. He is correct that $4 million is being spent on the project; however, Harvard is not paying for it out of its budget. Several alumni donors gave the money specifically for the purpose of rebuilding the tower. The University did not allocate this money, nor could officials redirect the funds...
Never in my wildest college dreams did I think I would "go Greek," but as a junior I had the opportunity to join a truly unique fraternity. My fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma, is one of the most diverse organizations on campus both in the politically correct and the real sense. We are white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Christian, Jew, Muslim, atheist, conservative, liberal and libertarian. We are residents of the Northeast, South, midwest, West, international students, immigrants and many-generational Americans...
...that last point, he is surely correct. But what is just as true, and what is all the more remarkable because it almost goes without saying, is that the institution survived intact. In fact, the scandal showed once again the resilience of our democracy. That is also what struck me as I wandered through the TIME exhibition. It was a pleasant reminder of how abiding is our reverence for the presidency and how well placed is our faith in our system...
Renowned for his no-holds-barred approach to crime, Rudolph Giuliani became the nation's first mayor to order police to seize the cars of first-time drunk drivers. Correct that: even some of those who are not convicted may lose their wheels. Touting the O.J. Simpson case as a worthy model (surely another first), Giuliani explained that when an accused drunk driver is cleared in criminal court, the city may still use civil forfeiture statutes to take his car. This might be applied, he said, in cases in which "it's one of those acquittals in which the person...