Word: spiritism
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...might have helped us avoid the mortgage meltdown to boot. The native Englishman's guiltily enjoyable diatribe makes keen arguments--why do Ivy League schools charge so much when their endowments averaged $1.5 million per undergraduate last year?--though his repellent racial and gender stereotyping and can't-do spirit eventually grow tiresome. Say this for pessimists, though: they're rarely disappointed...
...with the loss of the physical space within Harvard’s historical walls comes not just the potential loss of quirky architectural features, but also the loss of stories of past inhabitants that are inextricably tied to House spirit...
...Internal renovations] will inevitably affect House spirit negatively,” said current Eliot House Master Lino Pertile. “The distinctive nature of various Houses has to do with the design of the House—the feel of it. The more you flatten out this distinctiveness, the more [the Houses] become the same, and so the more difficult it is to have House spirit...
Quincy House—commonly referred to as the “People’s House” because of its cutting-edge architecture and spirit of inclusivity—reminisced about its birth during the 1950s with swing dancing and an “old school” sherry hour, according to House Master Deborah J. Gehrke...
Residents said that the anniversary provided “a rallying point” that has extended beyond the one-time event, bolstering the current House spirit that manifests itself in ways ranging from participation in intramural sports to Stein Club attendance...