Word: standardization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Following the accident, Harvard sped up plans to check campus buildings for danger zones. Now superintendents will be encouraged to inspect their own buildings on a regular basis, using a standard checklists of hazards and acting under the FAS coordination. Although Harvard Insurance Office director Annemarie Thomas said she considered last December creating such a program, she and Parsons said the Carpenter accident hastened their efforts...
...operate on a standard set by the head coach [Parker]," lightweight Coach Charles Butt says. "Harry's a great model of hard work and he creates a spirit relishing competition. We try and make the program a lot of fun. despite it being so competitive...
Music provides Tarver with a way to express these contradictory backgrounds. Tarver describes Bullet LaVolta's music as somewhere between rock and punk, but "not hardcore"--somewhere between Boston underground music and the traditional rock music he listened to in high school. The five-person band avoids the standard Harvard band track of covers, playing only original compositions. Bullet LaVolta consists of a mix of Harvard students and local musicians. They may not make as much money as other Harvard bands, Tarver says, but they have developed their own style and gained a respected position in the Boston music world...
...decry the omissions of Western Civ courses do not mean to weigh the virtues of other systems against those of Western democracy. They intend to impress us with the impossibility of such comparisons. The call for these offerings is not made because certain overlooked books are--by some standard--deserving of attention. The claim for the overlooked books is made out of the conviction that any standard must reflect someone's opinion--and therefore must be replaced by a non-discriminating "openness...
...This culture's predominant ethic dictates that the acquisition of "more"--more money, more material goods, more power than others have--is the only acceptable goal of life. The now-famous saying, "The one who dies with the most possessions, wins," reflects the concept that tangible wealth is the standard on which success should be measured...