Word: slights
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...fight against climate change has continued to head the wrong way. The planet’s temperature continues to rise. Industrial activity is increasing, and with it greenhouse gases. Vehicle miles travelled, a key indicator of the public’s concern, has risen steadily before taking a slight dip in the most recent quarter, due to higher fuel prices...
...Pilbeam’s directive shocked the campus and marked the first of several new social life regulations instituted this year, including a ban on hard liquor at most House events and new guidelines for parties held by student organizations. While the changes often amounted to only slight shifts, they continually represented both the College’s predominant top-down approach and a decrease in House autonomy and individuality...
...With a slight drop in yield—from 78 to 76 percent—and a smaller number of admits, 200 high school seniors on the waitlist received thick envelopes from Fitzsimmons’ office late this spring. This raised the acceptance rate from the initial 7.1 percent to 7.8 percent. (Last year just 50 freshmen were admitted from the waitlist...
...side will be in tuxes.” It should be a sight to behold—and a lot of people will be beholding it. “My mom has invited 120 families, which is around 250 people,” Ali said with a slight groan. “And that’s just for the engagement party...
...team tied for fourth place. Though the season-ending 2-1 loss at Columbia dashed the team’s hopes of finishing as high as second in the Ivies, the players feel confident that the team is on an upward trajectory. The late-fall fade represented a slight blip in an otherwise progressive trend—in 2006, the Crimson was 4-13, though 4-3 in conference play. “I think we were all disappointed, but all in all, I thought it was a pretty fun season,” co-captain Devon Shapiro said. Everything...