Word: mooted
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House residents are trying to adapt the change, recognizing that whether or no they want the new name is a moot point. Nevertheless, they find that it is hard to rename a place that is such an integral part of their lives. "There's no way I would wear a Pforzheimer House t-shirt," says Alynda D. Wheat '96. Grounding her position in true North pride, Wheat adds, "I'm going to graduate from North House--no one in our class, nor anyone now living in the house, will ever call it Pforzheimer...
After bandying about the idea for weeks, President Clinton finally proposed a specific increase in the minimum wage: 90¢ over the next two years, to $5.15. The proposal, if not already moot, is certain to ignite a major fight with congressional Republicans. A spat is also sure to erupt when the President formally unveils his $1.6 trillion budget this week. While promising to eliminate or consolidate hundreds of programs and slash $144 billion in spending over the next five years, the President's plans do not cut deeply enough to balance the budget by 2002, which Republicans vow they will...
...measure cannot be altered or rejected by Cambridge, Boston or Brookline--the three Massachusetts communities with rent control laws. And the act effectively makes moot a two-month court battle over the way the nine Election Day ballot referenda--including the initiative to abolish rent control--were conducted...
...third-year Law School student broke tournament rules in a recent moot court competition...
...even then. The Crimson's vocal commitment to "free speech" was becoming muted (and moot) because of its selective coverage. For instance, even though President Neil Rudenstine had expressed his disagreement with Mansfield's grade inflation theory and had offered alternative explanations in a late January, 1993 interview, The Crimson's news staff failed to report it until March 3, 1993--only after the BSA had challenged the news organization's failure to consult more authoritative sources in its treatment of Mansfield's theory. In addition, the news staff's treatment of the confidential COFHE report attempted to reduce...