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...illusion of academic progress is always amusing. And so, each comment is carefully constructed not just to prove how intelligent the sectionee is, but to show just how right she is. Then the next person will object, to prove that he is in fact, “right-ier.” And perhaps the teaching fellow will get a word in with a “That’s not exactly what it means,” and prove they are the “right-iest.” But this just won?...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman | Title: Sectional Thinking | 2/21/2006 | See Source »

...statements. Action, intrigue, worldwide acclaim—or at least recognition. And we have its touring company, if you will. Controversy on campus gets undergraduates itching—they must pick a side and defend it to the death. No, wait, they must pick a side and be right-ier and more compelling, proving that their right-iness exceeds even the upper tier. But the revival of this hit is just not doing so well. Now the critics all know its cliché. It’s all been done before. The touring company’s not doing...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman | Title: Sectional Thinking | 2/21/2006 | See Source »

Raza member Chris Martinez '96 said he wasupset as well. "There was no consensus of what wasgoing to happen prior to the meeting, and therewas no preparation beforehand for Alex. It wasn'tcheating on the part of Xav[ier]. It was just alack of communication...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: RAZA Elects Gutierrez As Group's President | 12/10/1993 | See Source »

More disturbing, some scientists have cautioned that if the Arctic Ocean is not replenished by fresh water, it will get salt ier, its freezing point will drop, and the icecap will begin to melt, possibly starting a global warming trend. Other scientists fear that just the opposite may occur: as the flow of warmer fresh water is reduced, the polar ice may expand. In any case, British Climatologist Michael Kelly of the University of East Anglia sees an ironic consequence: changes in polar winds and currents might reduce rainfall in the very regions to benefit from the river...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Making Rivers Run Backward | 6/14/1982 | See Source »

...that as it may, most students who live in such dorms talk more about the social advantages of coed living than about sexual liberty. "The difference is in the atmosphere," says Doretha Freas-ier, a sophomore at the University of Chicago who lives in coed Woodward Court. "The mere fact that you can talk to a guy any time you want to means you're going to be better adjusted socially." Adds Stanford Senior Pat McMahon: "I think it encourages a more holistic relationship. It is very important that men and women see each other as more than bodies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colleges: Boys and Girls Together | 5/30/1969 | See Source »

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