Word: utilitarian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Reed describes her hall in the Gropius Complex, which is made of sturdy concrete both inside and outside, as "spartan and utilitarian...
...some people's design ambitions soar beyond this mundane, utilitarian conception. They venture into stimulating new territory by laying out their room for the purpose of maximizing carnal pleasure. "Love nests," "player's cribs," "pimp palaces"--there'll be no studying here...
Opening the heavy metal doors leading in from the parking lot is a little like entering a meat-packing plant. "Utilitarian" does little to convey the effect of the unadorned cement floors, fluorescent lighting and windowless walls. Flanked by a semi-circle of glass cases displaying guns of all sizes and shapes and a few grenades, holsters, and handcuffs, "Kevin the Gun Guy" sits calmly on a stool attending to customers as they come and go. He has the smugness of some-one who always carries a firearm. Sure enough, when asked if he ever feels concerned for his safety...
Tucker said there is a wide range in environmental perceptions across these faiths--from the "deep ecology" of Jainism to the utilitarian outlooks of Western religions--but that religions beliefs can be adaptable to evolving attitudes about the environment...
What is to be done? First, the justifications for diversity and affirmative action must be clarified, publicized and affirmed. The traditional defense of diversity efforts--one that once held up in court though now has only questionable standing--is utilitarian. "Diversity is not an end in itself, or a pleasant but dispensable accessory. It is the substance from which much human learning, understanding and wisdom derive. It offers one of the most powerful ways of creating the intellectual energy and robustness that lead to greater knowledge," Neil L. Rudenstine wrote in his 1996 President's Report...