Word: leveller
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...level, the decision was easier than you might think. I originally wanted to study abroad and I joined the tens of people in the Office of Career Services Study Abroad meetings (in comparison with the literally thousands of juniors at other schools spending time abroad and getting credit). Yet soon I felt a semester would not be enough, given Harvard's strict curricular requirements abroad. And so, approved program and all, I am starting down a different road...
...these communities were not diverse simply because of the physical presence of minority students. They were vibrant primarily because various racial communities coexisted and thrived together. And the level of student interaction was sustained because students of color felt comfortable, academically, socially, and personally Although white students usually comprised a majority in these houses, these residential communities served as both a support system and a celebration of culture for minority students. They were, and are, particularly important on a campus that has few resources for students of color to meet collectively, such as a multicultural center...
...opinion, randomization has balkanized the houses, producing fragmented communities comprised primarily of large blocking groups that have become a substitute for the spirit that used to exist at the house level. Blocking groups tend to function in isolation from each other, thus undermining a larger sense of house community that might otherwise have formed...
Tutors in several houses have expressed concern about the enormous challenges created by this situation. Some have seen an increase in the level of apathy surrounding house-wide activities, some have noted growing numbers of students requesting to transfer between houses or move off-campus, and many others have simply observed a marked sense of student detachment from house life. Even worse, some tutors have witnessed a significant increase in the number of acts of vandalism, a potential signal of apathy...
Cornell kept up its level of play, forcing Game 4 to a 3-3 tie after seven innings. In the second extra frame, however, freshman Joe Watterson belted a two-out game-winning single that propelled the Tigers into this weekend's league title series...