Word: maintaining
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...selfish daughter who hadn't even contemplated a return to this sickness--I was just reveling in the petty glories of being a careless freshman girl. I was worried about boys and chem and parties and sleep, not giving a second thought to my father who was struggling to maintain "normalcy" at the hospital and in his research lab. In familiar ABP, I felt sick. My parents couldn't even tell me about the bone scans and CAT scans because the wanted me to be happy...
...president and the provost have also indicated Harvard's obligation to exercise "fiscal prudence," to maintain high academic standards while avoiding significant increases in tuition. These fiscal responsibilities are important, to be sure. But Harvard's primary income is not from tuition, and its primary expenses are not service employee wages. We must reevaluate the priorities of our University community, and at the same time, keep some perspective. Harvard spends plenty of money on wine and cheese at the Faculty Club. Is this fiscally prudent? In this bastion of wealth, why are presently-low service worker wages considered some outrageous...
...president and the provost have also indicated Harvard's obligation to exercise "fiscal prudence," to maintain high academic standards while avoiding significant increases in tuition. These fiscal responsibilities are important, to be sure. But Harvard's primary income is not from tuition, and its primary expenses are not service employee wages. We must reevaluate the priorities of our University community, and at the same time, keep some perspective. Harvard spends plenty of money on wine and cheese at the Faculty Club. Is this fiscally prudent? In this bastion of wealth, why are presently-low service worker wages considered some outrageous...
...Charlie is a great coach because he knows the fine points of technical rowing and he also conveys how to win," Weiss said. "The boat knows how to win, but our challenge is to say mentally on top of the game and maintain our work ethic each day at practice...
...Harvard men were sent overseas, Faculty members grumbled about making the trek to Radcliffe and duplicating their already under-attended lectures. In 1943, the two institutions agreed to share responsibility for female undergraduates: Harvard would phase in mixed-sex class-rooms (completed in 1947), but Radcliffe would continue to maintain separate residential housing...