Word: microcosmes
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...liberals, diversity deals with the existence of certain visceral qualities and has little to do with individual character. Amherst should pride itself on being a marketplace of ideas—an academy in the classic sense that fosters diversity of thought—not merely a colorful microcosm that highlights different shades of black...
...many ways, Rose was a microcosm for this team. His season didn’t go exactly according to plan. He was hurt, missed games and, in the end, found himself on the sidelines for much of his final game while Fitzpatrick led his team to victory...
...university is just a bunch of buildings where classes are taught,” Martin says. “Here, you live with a hundred other students. You have your own microcosm that is very estranged from the real world.” Due to the College’s housing crunch, however, none of the visiting students are guaranteed on-campus housing, according to Rotner...
...break was a microcosm of the entire match.. The Crimson sophomore took a 5-4 lead, then fell behind and was forced to save two set points. An unforced error by Martire gave Muth the tie-break...
Mancall added that in determining freshman roommates, the deans attempt to make “every entryway a microcosm of the College.” This policy helps to maintain diversity within each entryway and highlights one of the major problems with the roommate self-selection taking place at colleges around the country—the potential for self-segregation...