Word: disinterested
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During the fall, women's intramurals suffered from disinterest, poor organization and subsequently many of the women's contests were decided by forfeit...
There is an understandable post-Viet Nam American disinterest in foreign conflicts that could potentially involve the American military. But juxtaposing America's use of Spain as a military base with the struggle for Basque freedom calls into question the moral legitimacy of the United States "hands off" policy...
...disinterest on the part of Cambridge-area students in the course of the city's politics can be traced to students' aloofness from the surrounding community. Particularly for Harvard students, Cambridge doesn't seem to extend beyond Harvard Square. The town-gown dichotomy creates little similarity of interest between students and the Cambridge populace. Most students live in Harvard-owned dorms and have no understanding of the rent control problem that affects 80 per cent of Cambridge residents. On the issues that do seem to affect students--like the Environmental Protection Agency's parking regulations--the students are opposed...
Unfortunately, if what holds true for a generation also holds true for a university, Harvard will have earned itself a reputation as a non-productive, non-inspiring institution. Whether out of disinterest or disfavor, Harvard has done little to encourage interest or participation in the arts...
...increase in faculty contact is of great importance to undergraduates" but the lack of contact "reflects not a disinterest but the serious pressures of time that faculty members face here." Bok cited the time demands of research, committee assignments, and outside obligations as "significant burdens" on faculty members...