Word: function
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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With the exception of any appeal that might stem from its latest decisions, the CRR has now completed its function as an "interim" disciplinary committee. The permanent CRR, endorsed by the Faculty last month, will take office a week from tomorrow...
Soon after students began demanding Black Studies programs, critics began saying that a degree in Afro-American Studies has no worth, that it could serve no "function" in society. These critics said that black students were wasting their time, or worse yet, "copping out" of the educational process by majoring in Black Studies...
Obviously, Black Studies alone is not the panacea for black problems, but it can be part of the solution. Attempting to place Black Studies outside of this political perspective is evading the issue. The primary function of Black Studies programs should be to furnish an intelligentsia able to provide leadership at various cultural and political levels in the black community...
Many liberals agreed that it was not the function of the Harvard Faculty to express its formal opinion. When the vote came, however, in a medium-sized Faculty meeting, the remaining liberals and a large number of non-caucus Faculty members combined to defeat the convocation proposal by a single vote. The resolution against the war was passed, but was insignificant compared to the implications of the convocation vote...
These booths are cleverly designed. Their over-hanging roofs lower to cover the (smaller) bases for overnight and bad weather storage, incorporating display, storage and roofing functions in one compact unit. The booths' unusual form would become recognized as a signal for their function-and this kind of visual guide can make a city more legible and therefore more comprehensible...