Word: disinterest
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...Borthwick says, “I chose to live in the Yard more out of curiosity than anything else. It wasn’t exactly an issue of loyalty to or disinterest in Radcliffe...
Over the past week, Cincinnati has sustained more civil unrest than it has at any time since the rioting prompted by the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. We are saddened by the media’s disinterest, and we urge President George W. Bush to use his bully pulpit and seize this opportunity to bring these riots to national attention. Bush had expressed ardent verbal opposition to racial profiling throughout his campaign and asked the Attorney General for a report on the subject soon after taking office. We encourage Bush to continue with this process. The profound antagonism...
...first and foremost consideration should be undergraduate education. The administration of President Neil L. Rudenstine has been marked by relative disinterest in issues of undergraduate education in favor of fundraising and administrative activities. Now that Harvard's capital campaign is complete and the coffers full, the new president must not squander the opportunity to invest in the undergraduate experience, especially in areas where Harvard may be falling behind such as science and technology. The College remains the central part of this University, and the next president's strengths and interests should reflect this fact--he or she should have...
...Harvard students take heart," he said. "Your disinterest in this election is far surpassed by that of MIT students...
Without doubt, the consequences that result from intense dislike are not always so fortuitous. But if it is enough to unite thousands within a diverse community, enough to energize a political race and enough to discourage us from throwing our hands up--and throwing the towel in--because of disinterest and disgust, then it's a start...