Word: creed
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...Undergraduate Council maintains in policy its position against discrimination and stereotyping on the basis of ancestry, nationality, creed, philosophy, economic disadvantage, physical disability, mental illness or disorders, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, and the Council makes an exceptionally strong effort to uphold such principles in practice. Â Overwhelmingly, the Council has reaffirmed time and again its commitment thereto by supporting multicultural and tolerance-fostering activities and by steadfastly refusing to support organizations and projects that would knowingly lead to discrimination and unfair prejudice. While we wish that the Council had the power to cleanse...
...wrecking ball of drug abuse has pounded the noble message of the Olympic Creed - "the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well" - to the brink of collapse. It was tempting to believe that Ben Johnson and Linford Christie were villains of a darker past. But great athletes keep turning out to be cheats. American sprinter Kelli White, the reigning 100-m and 200-m world champion, was suspended in May for two years after admitting to using banned drugs since 2000. White was a training partner of Dwain Chambers, a British sprinter of interest...
...wrecking ball of drug abuse has pounded the noble message of the Olympic Creed - "the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well" - to the brink of collapse. It was tempting to believe that Ben Johnson and Linford Christie were villains of a darker past. But great athletes keep turning out to be cheats. American sprinter Kelli White, the reigning 100-m and 200-m world champion, was suspended in May for two years after admitting to using banned drugs since 2000. White was a training partner of Dwain Chambers, a British sprinter of interest...
...final hour. The interest in Jefferson's racial views, long the subject of scrutiny, has reached a crescendo in our time. As Americans attempt to build a more egalitarian, multiracial future, we crave a better understanding of what the man credited with most eloquently expressing the American creed felt about race. What did Jefferson think about black people? How does his relationship with Sally Hemings complete our picture of him? How should we, in a more racially enlightened era, interpret what we know about his thoughts and actions...
...spend more dollars on the ideas they came up with than has ever before been devoted to any philanthropic effort. From the start, they agreed that their money was not to be allocated based on the recognition or applause they might receive, nor on the race, color or creed of the recipients. Rather, cash would be channeled so as to address the vital needs--indeed, in many cases, the very survival--of people around the world. With breathtaking speed, they turned these thoughts into reality by focusing on global health and learning issues. In 1999 their foundation made...