Word: sit
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...price of this pre-eminence has been a degree of paternalism that makes Harvard students sit up and take notice. From 1755, when King's College--the original name for Columbia--rules decreed that "none of the pupils shall fight Cocks, play at Cards, Dice or any unlawful game;" to 1946, when the college was able to dominate the Columbia Spectator, Columbia's daily newspaper; and to 1947, when college officials refused to let a student group sponsor a talk by Howard Fast, convicted of contempt of a Congressional committee, only the degree and not the spirit of deans office...
...vote is taken at a meeting of the full board, called especially to discuss the issue. Discussions last between two and three hours, and occasionally members of the faculty are invited to sit in as consultants. The arguments of the side that wins the vote are presented in the editorial: but if the vote is close, the writer attempts to present the stand moderately...
Wornes will legally sit in the College cheering section--between the 50 and 28 yard lines--for the first time in Harvard Stadium history when the Crimson football team faces Columbia on Saturday...
Another advantage is that time spent in managing fulfills the College's required athletic program. This year managers will make trips with the team and will sit on the bench at home games...
Women will legally sit in the College cheering section--between the 50 and the 28 yard lines--for the first time in Harvard Stadium history when the Crimson football team faces Columbia on October...