Word: effort
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Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 opposed the move from a professor's point of view, rightly pointing out in an e-mail that "only students are affected by it--it requires no more effort on the part of the Faculty (except adding a few more students to a few courses), but it does add a nontrivial burden to the requirements on certain students." Is it too much to ask for the Council to stick by its now-broken promise to minimize student requirements and reinstate the A.P. science exemption? Perhaps, but it's a new year...
Cohen's advice was less suggestive: "Foremostin my mind, I'd like to see this council make aconcerted effort for the creation of a studentcenter," he said
...members said that the decision to make its by-laws and selection process public was an effort to address complaints of unnecessary secrecy raised by associates...
...complex field that's moving quickly." The two editors invited a parade of working scientists from around the world to brief the staff members. "We were able to bring the whole group up to speed on state-of-the-art technologies and theories," says Seaman. The resulting effort, coordinated by Andrea Dorfman, chief reporter of the science section, offers an unblinking look at the promises, risks and eccentric personalities shaping the field. "There's plenty of good news here," says Seaman, "but we don't shy away from the sobering ethical questions...
...Ellis' annoying habit of naming the songs that are playing in the background, or even quoting them, as he does with Oasis' "Champagne Supernova", comes across like an effort to give a soundtrack to the entire book. Perhaps this is all a parody of how celebrities or people in general think in the modern world, but surely the point could be made with less. As it stands, all the names merely detract from Victor's troubles...