Word: lateraling
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Lowell Lecture Hall about how Gen Ed’s course offerings have shaped up so far, explaining that he is not involved in the curriculum’s implementation since the Faculty voted in favor of the Gen Ed legislation in May 2007. A couple of hours later, he e-mailed The Crimson explaining, “Sorry if I was tongue tied at the gen ed event...it is a really promising launch.” After Menand and Simmons spoke, they participated in a question-and-answer session. Of the four people asking questions, at least...
...material for the building up of the Republic…good public and private citizens.” For this task, he reasoned, “equipment is needed, beside teachers, lectures, and books, the freest and fullest intercourse between students.” More than a century later, the major’s words still ring true...
...rewards fearlessness. Andrew Dougherty paid $100 for his Oldsmobile Delta 88, which got double-teamed by two Chrysler Imperials in the Delaware County finals. Yet he never gave up - even after his trunk was flattened into the backseat - and was awarded the coveted Best in Show trophy and $300. Later, in the parking lot, he leaned against what was left of the car and crowed, "It still starts!" He cranked it. Nothing. "Well...
...sticking around longer. Workers over 55 are expected to account for 93% of the U.S. labor force's growth from 2006 to 2016, and many of those graying employees are in it not just for the money, but also because they relish the opportunity to contribute to society later in life. Meanwhile, the greenhorns and the guys are the ones feeling the hurt. The study notes that younger workers, who are returning to campus to wait out the downturn (40% of respondents ages 16 to 24 say they can't find work), account for the lowest share...
...hundreds of Burmese were slaughtered when troops opened fire on monks, students and other peaceful protesters. Two years later, the generals lost badly in elections to Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy; the junta ignored the results and tightened its grip on power. In 2010, the regime promises another nationwide ballot, but few expect clean elections. Particularly concerned are members of Burma's 100-plus ethnic minorities, who fear that their already limited autonomy will be erased by the polls. Fighting between the state army and a hill tribe in northern Burma erupted last month, and the monks...