Word: fears
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...would make excuses to myself for not seeking out my professors, often variations on the theme of "I'm too busy." But in retrospect, what it all came down to was fear. A fear that something unintelligible might come out of my mouth and an equally strong fear that they didn't really want to see me anyway. These were scholars that the entire world looked up to--what could I possibly offer them...
This kind of fear--the fear of exposing one's intellectual shortcomings--is about as common on this campus as the chickwich. This fear is so powerful that it keeps us from inviting faculty members to dinner or visiting office hours for a conversation...
...encourage you to dig out your syllabus and e-mail that professor you've always wanted to talk to. You'll be surprised at what a little effort can do. The only thing you've got to lose--your fear--is something you'll be better off without...
...decisively to remove most or all settlements from Palestinian occupied lands. At the same time, the Palestinians must accept Prime Minister Ehud Barak's offer of a shared East Jerusalem--since neither side will ever trust the other to protect its holy places, sharing is the only solution. I fear both of these issues are incredibly touchy and will probably take years to resolve...
...Gore lost. Even some liberal Democrats thought Bush might in some ways be easier to work with in the White House, since he would have a powerful incentive to reach out to them and make peace. Although some congressional Democratic strategists are ambivalent about Gore's legal crusade, for fear of a backlash in the 2002 elections, party activists are so strongly behind Gore that it's not in the interest of congressional leaders to be anything but fully supportive in public. "We'll be with him all the way to the end," a Democratic strategist says. "Our base...