Word: creed
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Marty Kolakowski doesn't fancy himself a gifted writer. But the nerdy 25-year-old has a knack for creating believable characters. Among his favorites is Melissa, a cute high school freshman who spends her evenings listening to Creed and Dream Theater--and chatting about sex online with adult men. Her mom, Melissa tells these men, is so strict that she is thinking of moving in with her stepsister, a party girl who shacks up with a boyfriend...
...University administrators [before the ban] admitted to using race not as a factor, but as the determining factor, knowing that it was illegal and unconstitutional but also immoral," he said. "All applicants need to know that they're going to be treated equally regarded of their race or creed...
...like, 'Okay, that's upsetting.' So I kept them, reported it to the Masters of the house, who told the community at-large and enlisted the House Council to start some student initiatives to address issues of homophobia, tolerance, et cetera, et cetera. There was the Mather House Creed, which some people had problems with because it didn't address the issue directly. It was a 'Mather-feel-good' type of deal. Be nice to everybody, say hello to your neighbors, yeah whatever. A lot of students were upset about it...so another group of students not affiliated with House...
According to poll results, most students are supportive of the government's role in solving social problems, a basic tenent of the liberal creed. But alone, this basic belief is not enough. Instead, what is needed is a greater amount of dialogue among liberal groups on campus. Debate needs to be elevated above the shouting match of incommensurable aims and instead appeal to higher ideals and a common ground. Campus conservatives have become notorious for hosting their "Coming Out Dinner," an inappropriately-named social event to bolster solidarity. Perhaps what liberals need is a dinner party of their...
...think PBH was dedicated to increase the religious spirit of Harvard," he said. "I look upon the 1,700 student volunteers as being the first step in spreading the Judeo-Christian creed, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto...