Word: somewhat
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...taught by the illustrious Cornel R. West '72, has no tests and includes only two papers. On top of being taught by one of the most sought after professors on campus, the course is comprehensive and receives rave reviews from past students. An introduction to the department, it requires somewhat extensive reading, and meets Monday and Wednesday...
...honest, I and many of my fellow students were somewhat discouraged by the fact that the faculty were able to conceive of and start construction on a new building, to renovate existing labs, and to hire new faculty during the same time they were unable to act on this proposal to improve graduate student life, a proposal which incorporates aspects of standard operating procedure from other top chemistry departments around the country...
...perfect anecdotes came from the fact that they were too perfect: he made up at least parts of 27 different articles, sometimes inventing the stories wholesale. In the course of the summer, the Boston Globe forced the resignations of Patricia Smith and Mike Barnicle for similar (if somewhat less marked) fictional tendencies. Even Time and CNN got on the bandwagon. In a joint project, the two media giants (and veteran reporter Peter Arnett in particular) alleged that American troops used nerve gas in Laos in 1970 despite the report's meager sourcing and despite the strong objections of many...
...profit through multimedia becomes more of a force in newsrooms, the press's failings start to mirror our whims as viewers and readers. Since we want entertainment and excitement, we tend towards channels and papers that do the best job of giving us the dirt. Sure, we're somewhat appalled by the fact that our newspapers have become R-rated. But part of us wants to know the low-down, so we keep reading, and we keep buying the papers that do the best job of dishing it out. In essence, we give synergy its energy...
...promised, somewhat half-heartedly, to take "appropriate steps." (White House Aide Sidney Blumenthal, who has been known to retail mud to Clinton-friendly reporters, can probably expect a cursory visit from the G-men.) But the outrage on both sides of the House is genuine. "This is a way to push back against the Hyde story, which infuriates all of the leadership," says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson. Republicans, however, could profit from the example of Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, who when faced with a sex scandal of his own -- gay-themed, no less -- just took his beating and moved...