Word: judgemental
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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INEXPERIENCE in the young is forgiven in much the same way that past transgressions are often overlooked in the old. In a long life, the likelihood of making a misstatement, having a bad idea or suffering a lapse of judgement is high. If blemishes are discovered, we check to see if they have been corrected and, so long as there is a long list of counter-balancing accomplishments, we forgive...
...They should agree to this if they're serious about wanting the proceedings to be done swiftly, if they have confidence in their own people's judgement, if they're really concerned about fairness," Rondeau said in an interview yesterday. She added that the union had not yet discussed the idea with any labor experts at Harvard who might serve on the proposed panel
STILL, we get atomized by giving too much importance to the peculiarities of others. Minor personal characteristics may be quite important aesthetically--you couldn't have a description without the details--but surely they overstep their purpose when they become a basis for moral judgement. Instead of looking at people, we often sniff out characteristics, representatives of certain stereotypes (usually bad ones...
Instead he argues that a vote, which would not be binding on the Corporation, is not the correct means of dialogue between two groups responsible for guiding Harvard. "In my judgement, a vote of yes or no on divestment will neither promote dialogues and an effort to reach and understanding between the two boards, nor reflect the complexities of the investment policy question," he says...
...Crimson's primary task is to gather news--not police student activists. If campus newspapers find out about a protest beforehand, they send reporters and then assess how significant it was. The editors then pass judgement on where to play the article or if they should publish it at all. Covering the news is a paper's responsibility. By ignoring any tip-offs, a paper would be abdicating its duty...