Word: retreatism
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...million. Animal-rights activists have crippled the fur trade, and killing helpless animals for sport is no longer fashionable. The result is that these mindlessly multiplying creatures are chewing up more trees than anyone can count. It is foolhardy to suggest that the anti-fur-coat folks should now retreat and give thousands of women -- not to say the environment -- a break. It is not crazy, however, to provide the beavers with contraceptives, so Wildlife 2000 has arranged to trap beavers, sort out the females and fit them with Norplant, the birth-control device. It might work, says Montana veterinarian...
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...