Word: making
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...twice its present height. But nobody had been told about the worst aspect of the expansion plan. Erwin proposed moving a street over and completely destroying the stretch of Waller Creek I described. Even with the expansion he didn't have to destroy the creek (which he wanted to make into a concrete drainage ditch): the architecture students had drawn up an alternate plan that would have caused only a fraction of the destruction. Even if one considers the 14,000 seats justified, it's hard to justify ruining the creek...
...kill a tree." By now everybody was mad at Erwin- the tree people and others who already resented the fact that he eliminated PEO. (PEO was a very successful program for admitting and funding a few highly motivated students from minority group- which counting blacks, Mexican-Americans, and Indians, make up 46 per cent of the state- who, for various reasons, could neither meet the SAT score requirements nor pay the money.) Erwin said that if we got too many minority students they would take over the campus. Everybody not already upset for one of these reasons was just...
Harvard's potential for a great season lies in the backup players. At number three. Fernando Gonzales is a position player. "He doesn't win points, but he never loses any. Gonzales makes others make mistakes." Barnaby explained "He's adding a planned attack, and could be great...
Competing for the Crimson is certainly rather tricky business. There's no guarantee that you'll make it. We're looking for students who can demonstrate competence in some field, however narrow. But remember that it's not as difficult as getting into Harvard or Radeliffe. Few people who stick out the entire competition for any of the four boards get cut in the end. Persistence, initiative, and some work at developing the skills you obviously possess will get you elected...
...federal government, he writes, it should encourage local government to reorganize by "restoring its fiscal vitality." He recommends federal revenue sharing to make urban citizenship as financially painless as possible. His answer is only a partial one. Fiscal vitality alone would not overcome the reluctance of the suburbs to associate with the central cities. Self-interest, self-satisfaction and fear would keep them detached. They wish not only to protect themselves from crime and urban poverty but also to reduce their involvement with these problems...