Word: offing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many faculty members share Putnam's mindset, saying they believe--and hope--that the hype over the advent of the year 2000 has been exaggerated.
But even some professors who say they are skeptical of the hype subscribe to the mentality that it is better to be safe than sorry.
Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Computer Sciences Steven J. Gortler, a self-described joker, says he suspects very little will happen on New Year's Eve but he is, nevertheless, "preparing for the apocalypse."
TEOTWAWKI stands for The End Of The World As We Know It.
It features historic displays of artwork and literature of apocalypse and utopia. Paperback works of science fiction are also on display.