Word: upone
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Still, country is a universe in which even the tiniest deviation from tradition is chewed over obsessively and often spit out. Unlike rock fans, most of whom are attracted to the music's fusion of styles, a large number of country fans take it upon themselves to enforce a vague (and deluded) notion of genre purity. Acts that other listeners take for granted as part of the twangy firmament, from Willie Nelson to Shania Twain, are often disparaged for their perceived experimental perversions--not enough fiddle, too much navel--with a prim cruelty that would not be out of place...
...Protecting the Picked Upon We can't blame excessive TV watching for the problem of bullying, as one study does [May 2]; it has been going on for a long while. The solution does not lie in teachers' or parents' being vigilant. Bullying is often done stealthily and out of sight of authority figures. Usually the only witnesses are children. And they are the ones who can stop the bullying. I'm not suggesting physical violence, just verbal intervention and a show of disapproval. I know that can work because I used to do it when I was a little...
David A. Lebowitz ’08 said that while online evaluations might “encroach upon free time” of students, they are more convenient...
...Officers were sent to Weld Hall in response to an alleged fight still in progress. Upon discovering the quarreling parties, responding officers pursued one who had fled on foot but was captured a short distance away. The building sustained minor property damage as a result of the altercation. A report was filed and both parties were allowed to go their separate ways...
...members of the UC signed a petition of impeachment for Ian Nichols on the grounds that he was not doing the job to which he was elected and the effects of that were hurting the council and the campus. Upon receiving the petition, I met with Ian to deliver the news and the two of us then met with several other UC members that same day to discuss what to do next. Ian chose to resign, and did so because, as he said, he did not make the UC his top priority. According to the rules that govern...