Word: neutral
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interested to learn that the FOP Steering Committee has changed the meaning of its acronym to "First-Year" Outdoor Program, ridding themselves of the politically incorrect, gender un-neutral word "Freshman." I have also noticed that a similar decision has been made by the editorial powers-that-be at The Crimson. While I respect the motives behond such decisions, I wonder if too much concern for gender neutrality might lead to some confusion...
...maybe in the pocketbook. Betting action on Monday night's game has been heavy, with the 49ers favored by four points at Harrah's Reno SportsBook in Nevada. But, says a SportsBook official, "that's just the San Francisco home- field advantage talking. In a neutral stadium this would be a pick-'em game." Just about perfect for the game of the year...
...personally don't see it as necessary; the title `freshman' doesn't bother me," said Nicole Jampol '94, a FOP participant. "The use of `first year' is sort of unnecessary. `Freshman' is a neutral term...
...neutral Sweden and Finland, the groups were created without the governments' knowledge. In NATO countries Norway and Denmark, the units were built with official cooperation. But in addition, Colby revealed, the CIA secretly formed its own backup networks in both Norway and Denmark. Still unknown are how many of these organizations are alive today and what they may have been up to lately...
Finding a new president meant conducting a six to eight month search, and that meant putting the Harvard Fundraising Machine into neutral for up to a year. Alumni and officials worried that the drive might lose its momentum in the nine to 12 month interim...