Word: listenability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Closest to the enemy are the lead scouts of the 82nd Airborne Division, whose job is to watch and listen and assemble information on Iraqi troop movements. Fires are outlawed for heating or cooking; hot coffee comes from tiny butane heaters hidden in cardboard boxes. Nights are so quiet that a cough can be heard from 400 yds., and the land is so barren that a single twisted piece of brush becomes a landmark known as the Tree. "It's easy to get lost out here. There are no terrain features," says Captain Scott Barrington, 29, of Chester...
...coverage has been too critical, a small but vocal minority argue that the press has passively accepted the Pentagon line and has given short shrift to views opposing the war. A caller on CBS's America Tonight contended that antiwar views are being censored by the media. "If you listen to the radio shows, you'll find people being cut off on a regular basis," he said...
Some panelists said debate in sections would grow so heated as to limit the exchange of views. "Men and women did not always listen to each other," said Merrill P. McKenzie '93, of one of her government classes. "More emphasis was put on winning the argument than on understanding each other...
Those panelists who spoke of positive section experiences praised section leaders who carefully mediated discussions. "[The teaching fellow] would call on us...he was in control of who spoke. When I did speak he would listen really well and respect what I said. Tutorial was a place where I could learn," said McKenzie...
...dialogue which will hopefully inspire people to think. I'd also like to thank him for giving the AWARE committee some needed publicity. I urge people who haven't become exceedingly cynical after four years at this institution (like John and myself) to attend the events, and not just listen, but speak up as well. AWARE is definitely one group to which everyone should belong. E. Michael Bobbitt '91-'92 E. Michael Bobbitt '91-'92 AWARE Planning Committee