Word: split
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...progressivism versus practicality debates not only split the council, but caused some tension between the captain and his lieutenant...
...long time coming and, we feel, overdue. When the women's college ceded direct responsibility for female undergraduates to Harvard in 1977, its role became hazy and somewhat peripheral in the minds of many students. Last year, a debate over women's diplomas revealed a student body split and uncertain over the role of Radcliffe in their lives--some felt it crucial to have Radcliffe's seal and the signature of Wilson on their diplomas, while others felt the inclusion was an inaccurate reflection of an education fostered entirely by Harvard...
Extracurriculars--The system works well for those who have talent and want to compete and achieve individually in large, hierarchically arranged organizations. There are fewer opportunities for those who want to split time among a variety of groups, fewer still for those who really enjoy doing something at which they have little talent...
...meeting, students and faculty split into small groups to discuss various issues related to diversity, including faculty recruitment, curriculum and student services...
...military and 200 nominated by the present military-backed government. From the initial count, the ruling party is drawing 20 percent of the vote, which would bring it ?- under the stacked-deck electoral system ?- within a whisker of holding on to power. Add to that an opposition vote split between Megawati?s secular Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle and various Islamic parties, and the country?s next president still looks likely to be decided in a series of backroom deals. Then again, no military-backed deal is going to enjoy much legitimacy if the vote-counters...