Word: recessing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...along with that of Leonid Kuchma in neighboring Ukraine, was a measure of the deep disillusionment bedeviling many of the 15 republics that used to make up the U.S.S.R. Since the giddy days of 1991, when the republics scattered like schoolchildren at recess, independent life in what Russians call the "near abroad" has proved tougher than anticipated. Euphoria has slowly been replaced by disgust at the hardships of post-Soviet life: ethnic strife, political instability and government corruption. In the face of these problems, incompetent nationalist leaders, while touting the trappings of independence, have failed to deliver on essentials, such...
When the Undergraduate Council proposed to move fall-term exams before winter recess, the Faculty Council voted unanimously to scrap the plan...
...council's proposal to reform the academic calendar to complete fall examinations before the winter recess was pushed through the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE), although the Faculty Council ultimately rejected it last month (please see related story, this page...
...Students have complained for years about the Harvard tradition for holding fall semester exams after winter recess. The winter vacation rings hollow as papers and problem sets remain due well into reading period and finals linger menacingly in the not-too-far-off future. And time spent with family is often cut short as Harvard students are compelled to rush back to campus in January and then must decide whether it is worth their time and money to attempt to return home for the few days of intersession...
...Republican filibuster, which requires 60 votes to break. Last week cloture failed 56 to 42. The President has the option of sending Brown to the CSCE without ambassadorial rank, but that would hurt American credibility. So another vote will be taken after the Memorial Day recess. In the meantime, an aide to Senator Brown called the Browns' old phone number the day after the vote and happened to get Brown's wife, who was moving a few last boxes. She stood in her kitchen, now gutted by its new owners, and listened to him tell her that the Senator...