Word: vitalizing
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Epps, who recently completed his first year as the College's race relations czar, said the readings and discussion sessions were an important part of the administration's effort to improve race relations on campus. The essays, the dean said, touch on four themes that he considers vital in a diverse academic community: the individual, freedom, diversity and community. "The discussions are meant to take place outside and be a period of quiet reflection on some serious writings," Epps said...
Just as important, Leakey persuaded international donors to pour money into Kenya. The World Bank has promised that if the $155 million aid package to develop tourism and protect vital areas produces good results, a similar amount will follow. Leakey believes that the wildlife service can be well managed and attract financing without his leadership -- but not yet. When the plane crashed in June, many of his deputies were out of Kenya, and Leakey was afraid the conservation project would go awry if he left for England...
...superorchestra that would provide all of a city's musical needs, from performances of Mahler to string quartets in the schools to playing at weddings and bar mitzvahs. For it is only when the orchestra is seen not as a careerist battleground for carpetbagging conductors but as a vital part of the community, bringing music to a wide and diverse public, that its survival will be assured...
Conservationists winced at the notion of any additional logging in the remaining old-growth forests, warning it could push endangered species to extinction and imperil one of the nation's most vital natural habitats. Still, the antilogging forces sensed they had advanced. "We had a chance for a major victory ending the war," said National Audubon Society vice president Brock Evans. "Instead we conquered another ridge and drove the enemy back, but it's a very shaky victory because much of the policy is vague...
...down to 1.4 million or fewer. The defense budget will decline in real terms by more than 40% between 1985 and 1997. This downsizing leaves the U.S. with far more bases, support and repair facilities than it needs. But which ones to close? Even a relatively small base represents vital jobs and millions of dollars to its host community. Closing it will cause economic pain to the area and real hardship to many individuals. So naturally the cities and states marked for base closings are fighting to their last drop of blood, sweat and tears...