Word: strengthing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...groups of students. And most of all, many are so intimidated that they cave in even before the students exercise any pressures. It is the continuous worry about what the militant students may do next, the anxious efforts to give them no offense, which saps the universities of their strength so that they become paralyzed. This anxious avoidance of taking a firm stand gives not only these militants, but also many non-committed students the feeling that they have the faculty on the run, because these adults are not sure about their values...
Committee member Alexander Keyssar estimated the group's potential strength to be "in the hundreds" and announced a mass meeting for seniors interested in the protest for tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Kirkland House Junior Common Room...
...cabinet which, with a policy of half measures and a fettered military system, comes upon an adversary who, like the rude element [of war], knows no other law than that of his intrinsic strength. Every deficiency in activity and effort is then a weight on the scales in favor of the enemy. Then it is not so easy to change from the fencing posture into that of an athlete, and a slight blow is often sufficient to throw the whole to the ground...
This will be the 73rd outdoor meet between the two schools in a series which began in 1891. The Crimson holds a razorthin 36-35-1 edge, primarily on the strength of having won 12 of the past 15 meets. Last year's thrilling 79-75 victory was Harvard's fifth straight over the Elis...
Yale opened the season with a solid defense and attack, but with very questionable midfield strength due to graduation losses. Corrigan switched veteran attackmen Derek Huntington and Jim McGuire to midfield, and with the help of sophomore Carl Bates, the midfield has become more an asset than a hindrance. Huntington, who scored three goals against Princeton, now has 18 plus one assist...