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...stereotype it evokes of Southern blacks, the Lowell House dining hall may be an inappropriate place to hang it, particularly because it was purchased by the former dining hall manager as a nice piece of decoration. Nonetheless, these issues are debatable. Political correctness is somewhat on the wane, but we are still hypersensitive to offending people. So the instant a student charges that the poster hanging in her dining hall is "racist," it is immediately removed--without discussion or an examination of the relevant context...
Wright was not elected in the fall, but hisinterest in campus politics didn't wane. He ranagain in the spring, and this time the campaignwas a success...
Although general interest may wane when thesubject matter fades from the public view, someinstructors say its short shelf-life is preciselythe reason why it is important to study popularculture...
Despite the buzz yesterday concerning the latest eclipse, astronomy in Cambridge may be on the wane--at least among undergrads. According to Watzke, the "Observatory Nights" program--which is consistently popular among Cantabridgians and Bostonians alike--attracts few students...
...Ties" and "Growing Pains:" Living the lives of two working parents, a smug older brother (Alex Keaton, Mike Seaver), the self-conscious middle sister (Mallory, Carol) the forgotten third child (Jennifer, Ben), one annoying friend (Skippy, Boner) and a random fourth child who emerges as the series starts to wane (Andrew, Chrissy...