Word: retreated
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...said she hopes the retreat will foster a tone of "tolerance, civility and respect" among various groups on campus. "We want to begin the year with a coming together both of administrators and students...
Yesterday student leaders said they hoped the retreat would establish communication lines that will help avoid tensions like last spring...
Held added that the most valuable service performed by a retreat of this sort is allowing students simply to meet each other and know who to reach when tensions occur. "This moves away from crisis management and moves toward crisis prevention," he said. "Crisis prevention and friendship building are inextricably linked...
...President Zaheer R. Ali '94 agreed. "The problem is that when there's a conflict, communication breaks down between the groups involved," he said. "Hopefully this retreat will cement a dialogue...that will continue through periods of conflict that may arise...
Hernandez-Gravelle and Epps, who were unavailable for comment, are planning the retreat's program, Towne said. Although the precise activities have not yet been settled on, Towne said they will include workshops as well as a "play side," with a cook-out and volleyball game...