Word: gatherings
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...instead cash in their tickets for refunds, several thousand remain around the station as their hopes diminish. They stand underneath umbrellas and in flimsy ponchos, seeking some shelter from the rain and temperatures in the mid-40s. Puddles grow to ankle depth, and staying dry is difficult. Thousands more gather beneath an elevated highway, some huddled under blankets, but most just mill aimlessly about and talk...
...professor of social work at Benedict College who is also undecided, fears that a Clinton presidency would be "K Street all over again." But she's not sure about Obama. "Where are his points of reference, his experiences?" she asks. "It comes out of both of those worlds, I gather. I don't expect him to have a perspective on the world, say, as a Jesse Jackson might. I can want all I want to for him to be a candidate who would be steeped in the black tradition and understands totally the issues in the black community...
...using “minute questionnaires” at the end of each lecture to evaluate what students thought was best or worst about the lecture in order to extract feedback from his class. Pilbeam said the information professors receive from the evaluations is vital.“I gather that some students don’t realize that the faculty actually read them,” Pilbeam said.QUALITY CONTROLOther professors say Q responses have grown less thoughtful since the switch from paper to online forms in 2005—a move originally aimed at boosting student responses...
...They gather at a surprise going-away party for young Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David): his gal pal Lily (Jessica Lucas), his would-be girlfriend Beth (Odette Yustman), his best bud Hud (T.J. Miller) and a pretty stray named Marlena Diamond (Lizzy Caplan). Early on, Hud is given the job of documenting the event with a video camera. The movie spends its first 20 mins. introducing you to a bunch of people, most of whom will be dead by min. 30. All you have to know: Rob had a brief affair with Beth and wants to get back...
...Chemistry 17, “Principles of Organic Chemistry,” also relies on the collective experience of grading—the 14 TFs will gather today to grade this morning’s exam. The class boasts an enrollment of 229 undergraduates and the task is likely to take five to six hours, said Walter E. Kowtoniuk, the head...