Word: term
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nestle products in the dining halls, resolved that the name of the Engelhard library should be changed, demanded that the Corporation live up to its commitments on shareholder responsibility, and recommended that the boycott of CRR remain in force until the Faculty Council agreed to certain reforms. As the term progressed, the assembly passed resolutions dealing with Hispanic studies, the tuition increase, alternative meal plans, and, lest we forget, toilet paper...
...tutorial reforms before the Faculty Council propose that every full-time Faculty member teach a minimum of one tutorial a term. This reform compels a real commitment to excellence in undergraduate education--professors would have to take an active role in the learning process on the most basic level, by discussing their field of expertise with the students themselves...
...also costly development of domestic sources and a switch to alternative fuels. Today's crisis may mean that needed reforms will get fresh attentions and new support. "Congress now realizes the seriousness ot the situation," says Energy Secretary James Schlesinger. " It is necessary to take advantage of short-term emergencies to sell the need for unpopular measures...
...climb has been helped by reports that South Africa, until recently a major consumer of Iranian oil, has negotiated a long-term deal to buy alternative supplies from Saudi Arabia in return for gold. Since South Africa is the world's largest gold producer and Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter, such a deal would divert much gold away from world commerce and into Saudi vaults, forcing up the price of the metal still more...
...pace that will neither intimidate beginners nor cause those with a little knowledge to yawn. Science Authority Asimov's no-nonsense prose style is rarely a thing of beauty, but it conveys facts with a minimum of obfuscation; what is more, his curiosity and enthusiasm are infectious. The term popularizer has attracted some shady connotations, but the Asimov of this book deserves none of them. He is a popularizer in the best sense: someone who brings knowledge to people...