Word: ra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...long been pre-eminent in human thoughts and actions. Almost from the beginning, people worshiped the sun as the beneficent provider of light and life, and as a god, called Ra by the Egyptians, Helios by the Greeks and Sol by the Romans. To the Aztecs, the sun god was Huitzilopochtli, whom they nourished with human sacrifices. Egypt's great pyramids at Giza were built with their sides aligned with the rising sun at the vernal equinox, and the temple complex at Karnak was dedicated to Ra. The ancient circle at Stonehenge, in England, was apparently constructed so that...
...addition to possible community discontent with the guest rules, Silber's dream of a sex-free campus late at night may be damaged by the reluctance of resident assistants (RA's) to enforce the rules. RA's are usually undergraduates, and they are supposed to enforce college policy in the residential halls...
...door is closed after 11, so I won't see any guests. That's my attitude," says one RA, who asked not to be identified. Because B.U. last spring adopted rules that allow it wide discretionary powers to dismiss RA's, some student assistants say they will avoid criticism for fear of being fired...
...were expected to go from apartment to apartment checking, I would have a problem with that, and I would resign," says another RA, who also declined to be named...
...Ra-ul, 31, is an Olympic athlete no one will ever confuse with Pirmin or Katarina. Slogging where others soar, he was among the Games' engaging foot soldiers, competitors whose contribution is measured in texture and character more than in tenths of a point and hundredths of a second. Many are paupers. One of them, Bobsledder Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre of Monaco, is a prince. Their hopes are for modest rewards. Says Muniz, who happily finished five spots better than last: "None of us wants to be the 'agony of defeat...