Word: reflective
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heard any complaints or proposals for improving the system, which she says she feels "works quite well." She declined to comment on Dershowitz's proposal that at least some degrees be awarded by faculty and student ballot, a plan Dershowitz says would ensure that at least some honorary choices reflect the will of the University as a whole...
...purpose of art is to reflect and illuminate the spirit of its age, then New York City's avant-garde scene in the '60s and early '70s was a worthy expression of a tumultuous time. Huddled together in a few low-rent blocks of lower Manhattan, a remarkable band of visual artists, theatrical innovators, dancers and composers, loosely allied in their rejection of both traditionalism and a previous generation's idea of radicalism, supported and inspired one another in what was then a lonely pursuit. "The collaborative element of those years was crucial," remembers Composer Philip Glass. "I mean...
...Kurt Vonnegut Jr., who headed the selection committee. John Macrae III, chairman of the IFP, noted that "the important thing here is the principle of the government trying to have a hand in the choosing of books for exhibition, not what books are selected." The books were supposed to reflect the diversity of opinion in America. That goal has been duly accomplished -- if not by the list, at least by the debate about...
...press's side of the argument seems to be the better. The press has a harder time coping with critics who concede that of course the bad must be reported too, but is the right balance being struck? Does the news on the air or in print truly reflect reality...
Meanwhile, Harvard's transfers continue to believe they are an undergraduate underclass. Below, five students reflect on their decision to come to Harvard in the middle of their college careers...