Word: program
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...problem is that Cornell has a series of ethnically exclusive dormitories, called "program houses"--one for blacks, one for Latinos and one for Native Americans, among others. Most students, and Cornell's previous president, Frank Rhodes, acknowledge that these houses, mostly on North Campus, Balkanize the campus by segregating students from the moment that they arrive...
...first year of his term a few years ago, new president Hunter Rawlings announced that first-years would no longer be allowed to live in program houses. After a series of near-riots, the president relented and retreated to his office with his proverbial tail between his legs to come up with a new idea. Last spring, he announced a plan to move all first-years to North Campus. Virtually everyone on campus--except, notably, those in the program houses--thought that this was a bad idea, for a number of reasons...
...where the $200 million will come from. The president insists that none of this money will be taken from other areas, but he neglects the other areas of dire need on campus. So, largely in an effort not to upset the 5 percent of first-years who live in program houses, Cornell's new housing plan eliminates first-years' choice, entails a $200 million expenditure, risks turning West Campus into a ghost town while overcrowding North and forces both first-years and those upperclass students who want or need to reside on campus to live in less-than-ideal conditions...
There are those who have criticized Glenn's mission as a mere publicity stunt to revitalize NASA's flagging space program. After all, Glenn is merely a guinea pig on the nine-day journey. Dubbed "Payload Specialist 2," he is the lowest ranking member of the crew...
Goldberg's lecture is part of the Amy SmithBerylson '75 lecture series, an annual event thatis part of the Women's Initiative program...