Word: lacking
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...once, the problem for the Harvard football team in 1998 wasn't a lack of respect. It was the inability to live up to billing...
Lamas asserts that "the lack of privacy regarding their financial aid status did not seem to bother most students affected." Did the Crimson conduct a poll of the affected students' reactions? None was cited. Apparently, Lamas bases her generalization on the opinions of four students quoted in the article, only two of whom actually express indifference to the incident...
Concerned about the lack of serious discussion about the very real issue of sexual violence, I asked several of my classmates what their thoughts were on the meeting. One said she found the skits entertaining and felt they did not focus enough on the "message that rape is not the woman's fault." Another friend found the meeting "a little silly." and continued, "Everyone was laughing, including the actors." This approach, according to my friend, "makes it seem like calling the number is a joke. I don't want to call that number...
...half weeks into my life as a Harvard student, I am still overwhelmed by everything going on here. I hesitate to criticize this new community but the lack of education and awareness regarding sexual violence I have observed here is disappointing and frightening. As a community and an institution of higher learning, we need to address these issues assertively and work to raise the general level of concern about sexual violence at Harvard and elsewhere...
...lack of privacy regarding their financial aid status did not seem to bother most students affected...