Word: used
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...test and resorted to describing each symbol to me by its physical appearance. Thus an integral sign, the most basic symbol of calculus, was "something that looks like an 's'." Those who are not blind often fail to appreciate that I have never seen mathematical symbols. Blind people use the Nemeth Braille Code of Mathematic and Scientific Notations, which has no relation to the physical appearance of printed mathematical symbols. Thus my proctor's efforts to describe the physical appearance of symbols on the exam, in lieu of identifying them by name, were meaningless...
...keeping with The Crimson News Board's gender neutral policy, we will no longer employ the term "freshman." Instead, we will use the words "freshman" and "freshpeople" to refer to first-year undergraduates...
Beyond financial considerations, advertisements are just not the place where editorial decisions should be made. Opinions are expressed daily in staff editorials and signed pieces on this page. These opinions appear only on the editorial page because it is our policy to use the rest of the paper to objectively present news and information that affects the community...
...advertisements, we cannot begin to call for--or offer--free speech because we do not offer equal access; only those who have money can afford to use our advertisement pages as a medium. And, to compound this inequity, we, as the producers of our advertising, attempt to charge the highest prices possible in order to bring in the 'best' revenue--profits that reflect our own self-interest. Clearly, advertising cannot be included in the ideological notion of a "free press...
Other matters before the committee were more clear cut. The panel voted unanimously that there was reason to believe Wright failed to report as gifts the use of a car and Fort Worth condominium he and his wife received from Mallick. Committee members voted 10-2 that Mrs Wright's $18,000-a-year salary from a Mallick-Wright company should also be characterized as a gift, saying she did little or nothing to earn the money...