Word: section
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last piece was one of Alvin Ailey's acknowledged masterpieces, "Revelations," which Ailey created in 1960. The piece is a combination of his inspirational memories of Texas--the blues, gospel, and spirituals--and it reflects both the joy and sorrow of the human spirit. Divided into three separate sections, Pilgrim of Sorrow, Take me to the Water and Move, Members, Move, each section reflected a different aspect of the soul...
...registrar divides the approximately 550-student first-year class into four sections of about 140 students each. First-year students take all of their required first-year classes with the students in their section. As a result, students come to know the people in their section better than the other first-year students and friendships often form along these lines...
...that same meeting, students prepared a packet of 15 articles for the Overseers from various campus publications dealing with issues such as Core reform, section size, minority Faculty hiring and the Alternative Senior Gift Fund...
...Sections (a.k.a. "the hour of silence"). Ideally, professors would teach classes of 20 to 30 students, eliminating the need for sections. But since we all know that will never happen at this university that prides itself on research, consider the second option: Make section attendance mandatory but participation optional--thus avoiding students' talking nonsense for talking's sake. Refuse to re-hire teaching fellows with less than a 3.5 CUE Guide rating until they undergo treatment at the Bok Center. And mandate that all sections--Core too--contain 15 or fewer students. It is the only way to begin...
Extend the hours for shuttle services. Keep at least one library open all night. Put answering machines in the department offices. Keep section sizes small...