Word: slothful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Instead of sitting in the Science Center all afternoon or hunting through Lamont for the most comfortable chair, students should go back to their rooms, curl up in their comfy beds and sleep. Napping is not a sign of sloth or irresponsibility. It is the mark of a truly relaxed person who knows the value of a small time investment toward improving general health and productivity...
...think it's pretty funny," said Jason G.Vincz '93. "It sort of describes the Coop as aninstitution of sloth and central planning--kind oflike what the Soviet Union used to be like...
...Museum of Comparative Zoology is chock-full of snakeskins, phosphorescent butterflies and stuffed, gap-toothed hippos. It also features the fossilized skeleton of a giant sloth, a prehistoric creature that--like some college students today--slept 22 hours a day and woke only to eat. And for a positively thrilling afternoon you can't miss "Songs of the Spring Warblers," recorded bird-songs accessible by the touch of a button...
More than protecting academic freedom, tenure often protects incompetence and sloth. Lifetime job security allows senior faculty to ease the burden of such annoying tasks as teaching undergraduates...