Word: creed
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Last year she and a roommate headed an initiative called the "Mather House Creed" which set out basic principles to help build a sense of community at Mather...
...unveiled the creed at dinner [to encourage students] to meet people who [they] didn't know, respect the dining hall staff who work so hard, the little things that can make a difference," she said. "This award shows the importance building community has to the alumni, and it should be important...
...music except in the most altruistic and idealistic sense. It's an art, or what the Germans call heilige kunst, or 'holy art.' That's why I create publishing companies and record companies; it has to do with helping composers, performers, etc. I've always believed in the creed of making music for the sake of the art. Whether I starve or make money is irrelevant...
...everyday Americans, practices like this are just what is wrong with our country. The American creed, if it is anything, is a commitment to equal opportunity. People in our country, we like to think, should be judged by their merit, not by the tax-bracket of their parents. Yet this is how the White House internship program operates, by default if not by intent, in running an "equal opportunity" program with the implicit understanding that only the economically privileged need apply...
...right! Al Gore's pick of Senator Joe Lieberman as his running mate is historic [CAMPAIGN 2000, Aug. 21]. This election will validate the maxim "regardless of race, color or creed." Never before have voters been given such power; the Gore-Lieberman ticket paves the way to electing, yes, an African American and, yes, a Hispanic to the highest political office. To minorities, I say, "Wake up. Your future is on the line." It's time. Electing them is just the beginning. LILLIAN KEFALOS Pittsburgh...