Word: vitalize
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...These groups would be healthy, vital organizations full of the pride that comes from earning a paycheck. And where would this paycheck come from? Student groups could charge dues like the Black Students' Association, others would run lotteries, appeal to alums, etc. Some would receive more money than they do now from a more rigorous--and more generous--council grant process in which they would actually have to prove their worth to the greater student body...
Students' knee-jerk reaction against paying higher fees is not a good judge of the value of extracurricular activities--mostly pursued through student organizations. Student groups provide a campus public good, a vital and diverse range of activities for students to become involved in. The fact that an almost overwhelming number of student groups apply for funds from the council every year is a signal of how important this aspect of the council is to students...
Gore's caricature of Bush has been in place for a year, but Bush's picture of Big Government Al didn't come into focus until Sept. 28. During a speech in Green Bay, Wis., Bush charged that Gore "has left the vital center of American politics...[and] cast his lot with the old Democratic Party," betraying the reform-minded moderates that Gore helped propel to power in 1992. "The Vice President was seated right behind Bill Clinton at the State of the Union when the President declared, 'The era of Big Government is over,'" Bush said. "Apparently, the message...
...heightened impact of El Nino, the periodic warming of Pacific waters that plays havoc with the world's weather. El Nino helped cause the 1998 Amazon dry spell, and ecologist Nepstad has studied the vicious circle of drought and fire. The first year of drying and burning sucks vital moisture from the soil and leaves the forest littered with tinder. Sheltering leaves that ordinarily prevent the forest floor from baking in the sun are thinned out. The rainy season may provide a brief respite, but during the next dry season, the remaining trees quickly exhaust soil moisture and become more...
...young as Harvard is, Stewart's leadership will prove vital as the Crimson enters a crucial string of games in the second half...