Word: stop-gap
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...still not clear how long Epps will retain his position as head of The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and the Office for Race Relations and Minority Affairs. His appointment was a stop-gap measure by the University in response to the conflicts on campus last spring. If the University wants to make any kind of commitment to furthering diversity and relations on campus, then it should make a long-term change in the structure of our race relations offices, and appoint a coordinator whose primary responsibility is to foster good relations on campus...
...need a more flexible and regular escort service that is not just a stop-gap measure. The service now only runs until 3 a.m., will not pick up more than two students and is not supposed to be used on a regular basis. This isn't good enough for the schedules some students keep on this campus...
...Needle exchange is a stop-gap measure. Treatment is the real goal," he said...
...need to realize that funding for research, prevention and treatment is not a stop-gap solution," Marlink says. "The epidemic is here to stay, and it continues to worsen. Decreased funding is not going to help curb the epidemic...
...weeks ago, Harvard, which was to host the 1992 conference, announced that it will cancel the meeting unless the law is changed. But the move was settled upon only as a "stop-gap measure" after months of pressure on Washington met with little success, according to University officials...