Word: priding
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...Celebrating Segregation? After reading Laura Fitzpatrick's article on Savannah State University, I was struck by a familiar pattern [Feb. 23]. When African Americans talk about African-American segregated institutions, it's with a degree of pride. Yet when there is a segregated all-white institution, there is usually an undertone of racism. Since separate but equal is not to be tolerated, I am confused. Which is pride, and which is racism? Stephen E. Johnson, Madison...
...more than an orchestra that happens to be in New York. I want the New York Philharmonic to mean something for all New Yorkers on some level,” he said. “An orchestra performing at the highest level should be a source of civic pride.” Throughout the course of the conversation, Gilbert offered up a personal account of the opportunities that the arts community at Harvard can provide, not just for those directly and personally involved but for all students.“Harvard is an incredibly artistic place,” Gilbert...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has never hidden his infatuation with celebrities. In recent years Sarkozy has burst with pride while being photographed with the stars he likes to count as both political supporters and personal friends. In 2007, he even went and married one. But as Sarkozy's government tries to crack down on illegal Internet downloads of music and movies, suspicions have surfaced that the proposed regulation could be just another case of the President protecting his famous friends...
...famous Harkness Tower printed on the shoe’s heels. “We are not just going to change the colors or layout of already existent Yale apparel,” said Chau. “Our goal is to contribute to the overall pride of the school community.” Chau’s plans to expand his operation to other universities might be met favorably even by Yale’s gridiron enemies, according to Rick Calixto, Harvard’s director of trademark operations. “We always encourage entrepreneurial students to pursue...
...Tibetans as parasites," says Jigme. "They look down on us. I tell such people that Tibetan forces fought alongside Indians in the 1971 war [against Pakistan] in Kargil. They are present on the Siachen glacier [facing off against the Pakistani military.]" Jigme says he feels a sense of pride in the fact that his grandfather worked with a secret military force under the Indian government, but adds, "I still feel like we are people of nowhere...