Word: idealizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...perhaps Cornell is not trying to replicate Harvard's system with its endemic apathy and uniformity of houses. On the contrary, the ideal which they seek is alive and well elsewhere in the Ivy League: in the residential colleges of Yale...
...campus that converted three years ago to randomized housing for upperclass students, these skewed distributions blatantly conflict with the official College line--in addition to the handbook's description of the ideal first-year room...
...summer before first-years arrive, theFDO requires students to complete housingapplications in which they are asked to describetheir ideal roommate. They also indicate personalhabits, such as their preferred level of neatness,the hours they keep and their favorite types ofmusic...
...dysfunctional classrooms and cramped officespace are less than ideal for the faculty andstudents who work in Boylston Hall. Aesthetically,however, the new design is bright and exciting,making the building a cheerful place to spendtime. Putting aesthetics before functionality ishardly a sound policy, even though an attractiveenvironment can mediate occasional inconveniences.But the new Boylston Hall is a great place tovisit. Try to spend a little time in TicknorLounge if you get the chance, its a great place torelax between classes. As for the rare individualwho preferred Boylston's previous, gloomierincarnation, well, de gustibus non disputandumest ("There is no accounting...
...program houses, Cornell's new housing plan eliminates first-years' choice, entails a $200 million expenditure, risks turning West Campus into a ghost town while overcrowding North and forces both first-years and those upperclass students who want or need to reside on campus to live in less-than-ideal conditions...