Word: zeal
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Such is their zeal that a delegation from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) trooped into Washington's National Zoo last Christmas bearing gifts of exotic fruits to remind the beasts of the good old days back home. They serenaded the inmates with heartfelt renditions of God Rest Ye All the Animals and Let 'em Go (to the tune of Let It Snow...
...years, University museums are desperate for space to house their collections. “There are real life pressures and intense motivations to keep Allston, University science planning, and cultural planning on track,” Provost Hyman says.Hyman and other administrators discuss interdisciplinary science in Allston with zeal, preaching the promise it holds for curing diseases such as diabetes and characterizing the University’s project there as part of a “moral duty.”“Many of the most pressing problems that face us as human beings, whether it is health...
...enough information to offer a definitive judgment on his presidency.But if there is one thing that I am certain about after this whole to-do, it is that Harvard’s next president—whatever other qualities he or she holds—must have the same zeal and care for undergraduates that Larry does. If Larry is a king, as his critics allege, that is the brightest jewel in his crown.Adam M. Guren ’08, a Crimson associate editorial chair, is an economics concentrator in Eliot House...
...Message: The silver-haired CNN anchor told Yale students to "follow your bliss," but his droll Class Day address (a day before the official commencement, hence the hat) also poked fun at his mother Gloria Vanderbilt, fellow Yalie President Bush and the zeal with which the Ivy hits up ex-students for money...
...invested a great deal of money in Uribe, bankrolling his fight against the booming drug trade that funds Colombia's civil war. Even so, violence does still rage in large parts of the countryside, where the government has little effective control. And critics say that in the zeal to crack down on guerrillas, many innocent civilians have been falsely jailed...