Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...While there can be a variety of views about Harvard's housing policy, there can be no doubt about President A. Lawrence Lowell's intention in creating the House system. The Crimson states, "Earlier this century, the residents, Masters and tutors worked together to give each house a distinct a character. While the basic House structure persists,...there has been a gradual temperament of the vigor President A. Lawrence Lowell, class of 1877, envisioned...
Cornell has two conflicting visions with respect to first-year housing, and really no vision with respect to upperclass housing. It wants to create "community" in the ranks of first-year students. Currently, there are two distinct areas of campus housing, called North Campus, which is more spread out and is composed of about half first-years, and West Campus, which is newer, more densely populated, and composed almost entirely of first-years. Each has its own facilities and its own culture, North as studious and West as social. Most students know what they're getting into when they choose...
Earlier this century, the residents, masters and tutors worked together to give each house a distinct character. While the basic House structure persists, and each House maintains some spirit and sense of uniqueness, there has been a gradual temperament of the vigor President A. Lawrence Lowell, class of 1877, envisioned...
...despite each others' accusations to thecontrary, the second half of last night's debateshowed that both candidates had distinct positionson key issues such as education and taxation...
...many ways it is an old-fashioned cop show, with crude plots and characterizations--but this actually makes it a pleasure to watch since it provides a B-movie charge and doesn't require the viewer to care about anyone's alcoholism or love life. What makes Martial Law distinct though is its intricate, speed-of-light action sequences and its humor, and these both derive from the talents of Hung, who has been a star of comedy-action films in Hong Kong since the 1970s. The result is a series that will win no Emmys but is highly entertaining...