Word: rigidness
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...such an arrangement, the provost would not be part of any rigid hierarchy. Instead, officials predict, Rudenstine will work with a team of administrators...
...doubt very much that Neil is the sort of person who would accept a rigid hierarchy where no one can see Neil who hasn't first gone to the provost," says Bok. "The provost and the president can serve as a kind of informal team, dividing responsibilities as circumstances seem to warrant...
...Short and the Geto Boys -- spin exaggerated tales of salaciousness and violence, portraying themselves as potent, swashbuckling urban heroes. Since a macho image is a proven formula for success, rap producers were reluctant to sign female rappers. The music moguls were also fearful of challenging the form's rigid orthodoxies: in rap, as in heavy metal, feminine voices do not always supply the requisite loudness and abrasiveness...
...past half-century, and especially during the laissez- faire decade just ended. To create neotraditional towns requires that residents surrender some bits of individualism (no picture windows, no chain- link fences, no raised ranch houses) for the sake of overall harmony -- yet many neighborhood homeowners' associations already have rigid rules regarding lawns and paint colors. Some critics disparage the nostalgia that fuels the traditional-town movement -- as if all suburbs weren't in some measure nostalgic exercises, attempts to indulge middle-class Americans' pastoral urges...
...children is the Salvin Special Education Center in Los Angeles, which conducted a three-year pilot program with 50 drug-exposed kids, ages 3 to 5. Salvin's educators cite % several elements of a successful school program: small classes (eight pupils to one teacher), fixed seat assignments and a rigid routine, and protection from loud noises and other disturbing stimulation. Activities are emphasized over paper-and-pencil exercises. "We'll read a story and bring it to life with hand puppets," explains school psychologist Valerie Wallace. Generous warmth and praise help youngsters achieve an emotional equilibrium. Of all Salvin...