Word: shame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shame that I have come to feel this tenderly about the space, because, after all, Loker is doomed. Whatever becomes of Loker in the next five to ten years, the subterranean commons is marred by virtue of its place in campus geography. As a student center, it is a little too close to Annenberg to be an appealing outing for first years who come to the building three times a day already. At the same time, it is far enough from the river and the quad houses that there are plenty of other options for food or social activity that...
...physical, to prepare the flock for outer space. According to a man named Michael, who was with the cult from 1975 to 1988, recruits experimented with their sleeping patterns and their diets, trying to break down their bodies so they would be "under control." The discipline, he said, was "shame based," and when Michael wanted to leave, he was told he was free to go. As TIME reported in August 1979, the group encamped in the Wyoming Rockies, moving to a ranch in northern Texas when it snowed. Paul Groll, who was a member, scoffed at comparisons with Jonestown, telling...
...worship water and festoon themselves with bathroom fixtures--mainly faucets and hoses--in the belief that these fetishes will aid them in battle. For the moment, the rebel leader has established his headquarters in Mobutu's former home in Goma. He has dubbed his new residence "the Museum of Shame" because its ostentatious decor mirrors the incorrigible excesses of Mobutu's rule. Visitors to Kabila's headquarters, however, are struck by an even more telling reflection. Much like Mobutu's imprimatur these days, the elegance of his erstwhile estate is largely hollow. Almost everything that is ostensibly an objet...
...think it's a shame that either movement is being characterized by extreme incidents on campus," she says...
...That is not a proper response at all. It's very infantile. It's very cowardly. It does nothing to help either side and possibly does a lot to hurt," he says. "I think it's a shame people think that's the only forum open to them...