Word: sectionalism
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...replace one meaningless slogan (“ways of knowing”) with another one, such as “essential facts.” We worry that the College is in danger of shallowly slapping a new name on the barren intellectual wasteland that sits in the first section of the course catalog. Real reform is within reach, but to succeed, the Committee must present a coherent, principled vision for the purpose of a general education requirement. Otherwise, the College is far better off implementing a simple distribution requirement...
According to Article 1, Section 4 of the council’s constitution, “the council shall not discriminate, and shall discourage discrimination” on a variety of grounds, including religion...
...guesthouse, sure that Bam will return to its former glory. "The Citadel didn't belong just to Bam, or Iran, it belonged to the world," he says. "They will rebuild it." But for now, much of the action in this city takes place in the cemetery. In the extended section, disorderly rows of graves all bear the same "sunset" date - 5 Dey, 1382, the Iranian calendar date for Dec. 26, 2003. Mass graves abound. Azimi, who moved to Bam from far away after the quake, says his mission will be accomplished - and he'll return to his family...
...point, where all the instruments and background sounds begin to drop away, culminating in a brief standstill, which immediately starts back up again with a calmer and more straightforwardly-jazzy piano and vocal improvisation. The insane wall of percussion resumes again, and the track winds down with a xylophone section and piano duel, finally ending with two strikingly graceful minutes of the two pianos, chimes, and vocal accompaniment...
...these data should only be a starting point. A student who is rushing to finish the short survey before he or she is able to leave class or section rarely will produce comments of real value for such a weighty process as that of tenuring professors, and even the rare student who goes in-depth does not have the time to really flesh out his or her thoughts. On top of that, there are real problems with sampling bias, as you have to attend the last section to fill a survey out, and CUE Guide rating inflation—rarely...