Word: grasse
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While stressing cultural pluralism, student groups will display subtle, individual points of their cultures that many students may not be aware of. Ndiaye, who is from Senegal, said that many students picture romanticized images of Africans with drums and grass or imagine that Africa is one country...
...eager developers, Big Bend conjured up visions of condos and tennis courts: 64,000 acres of wetlands stretching along 60 miles of the Gulf Coast of Florida. Hardwood hammocks, saw grass, palms, brackish scrub. Teeming with many exotic -- as well as threatened and endangered -- species such as alligators, manatees, green turtles and bald eagles. Probably the largest plot of undeveloped private property left in the East...
...protectors of the institution have offices in the Yard and hold various administrative titles. The protectors see to it that the grass stays green. They issue propaganda and raise money. They open wide Harvard's gates to tourists, visitors and prospective contributors; they close them tight to instruders, rebels and government officials. The philosophy of the protectors is an organic one: each and every member of the community assumes his or her natural, predefined task. Students take courses. Professors lecture and write books. Alumni visit for reunions and anniversaries. Protectors are to insure that nothing disrupts these traditional roles...
...students did not relinquish those rights so readily. But with rare exception in other years the organic society has prevailed. Students have accepted two philosophies that tend to stifle discontent at the grass-roots level. For one, those who pay tuition view themselves as consumers, not members of a community in which they have a legitimate interest. Purchase the Harvard diploma and leave the rest behind. The second philosophy, probably a more pervasive one, complements the goals of the protectors. This theory holds that the whimsical, temporary wants of students threaten the stability and excellence of a university devoted...
...point of instructing visitors in natural history. As a result, he says, "people are no more likely to damage the forest than they are to steal gold candlesticks from the local church." Four ex-farmers have become park guards and are responsible for stopping hunters and preventing or controlling grass fires. Janzen permits the farmers to live in the park and use a portion of the land to raise crops and a few cattle. Limited grazing keeps the grass low and gives woody plants a chance to take hold. By moving the cattle through the rangeland, says Janzen...