Word: social
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...example, the Hansons said, the College agreed to renovate the dining hall and Junior Common Room of Lehman Hall, Dudley's primary building, this fall. In addition, the pair plan to field intramural teams, as well as continue to host social functions and arts activities...
...turf and its voices ("I'm like, it's two in the afternoon, for Christ's sake. Most normal people have already been to sleep at least once already"). But, as in Bright Lights, McInerney is best at being mean; the novel is too shrill, too chill for compassion. Social satire may not demand a big heart, but moralizing does, and when McInerney tries to put a bleak cautionary spin onto the proceedings, the book goes out of control, just like Alison's life, and comes crashing down, leaving no trace...
...extend the democracy of a diverse campus and to energize the half-dead social life, the college needs to move swiftly. One key proposal is a student center with room for campus organizations, bands, pubs, and gathering--open to all students. The center would boost campus cohesion and activity, just as house life has fragmented it. While the houses offer an important range of artistic and tutorial services, a campus-wide student center would provide benefits they cannot offer. As student tuitions continue to rise beyond inflation to fund the growing budget, now is a key time to accommodate student...
Concerns for democracy go beyond an opened and improved social life. The administration must recognize that the diverse student body it admits has needs that have not been addressed by the traditional hierarchy. In a tenured faculty of 7 percent women and 6 percent minorities, role models for a majority of the student body are few and far between...
...example, the Hansons said, the College agreed to renovate the dining hall and Junior Common Room of Lehman Hall, Dudley's primary building, this fall. In addition, the pair plan to field intramural teams, as well as continue to host social functions and arts activities...