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Recently The Crimson called on Harvard and Radcliffe to "abandon" the consideration given to alumni children and prospective varsity athletes in the college admissions process. Their recommendation arose from the fact that the average SAT scores for each of those groups has been somewhat lower than the overall class average. The Crimson has labelled the consideration given to alumni children (or legacies) as "anachronistic" and the consideration of athletic accomplishments an "unconscionable compromise of Harvard's touted academic standards." At one point they suggested that children of alumni were admitted "...to quote J.S. Mill, `merely for having taken the trouble...
Essentially this means he will abandon most attempts at bipartisanship, except for his military buildup in the Persian Gulf. "This election," says far-right activist Richard Viguerie, "was a wake-up call for George Bush, the Wall Street wing of the Republican Party and the tax-and-spend Democrats." But a degree of bipartisanship is also necessary at home if the country is to deal with its many problems. Last week's elections demonstrated that all too many voters still believe the old fantasy of Reaganomics that taxes can be cut while government programs grow. Bush ran for the presidency...
...public opinion prevailed. Last week Japan's Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu was forced to abandon legislation that would have sent Japanese military personnel to the Persian Gulf under United Nations auspices to serve in noncombatant positions. Kaifu argued that the measure was designed to demonstrate Japan's commitment to the U.N. resolutions against Iraq. But the Japanese public remained unconvinced: a poll in the daily Asahi Shimbun showed 78% were against sending troops abroad...
...women and men. When Barbara Bush arrived at Wellesley College to celebrate motherhood and wifely virtues, she sparked a national debate among the young about what it means to be a successful woman. That debate was further fueled by the announcement by TV newswoman Connie Chung that she would abandon the fast track at CBS in a last-ditch drive for motherhood at age 44. Meanwhile, male role models are also in flux. Wall Street wonder boy Peter Lynch hung up his $13 billion mutual fund to do good deeds and have more time with his family. What generation...
Others feel that the battle belonged to a different generation, without realizing that the very existence of a debate about family leave, abortion, flextime and affirmative action is the fruit of an ongoing revolution. Minority women seem to be the group least likely to abandon the feminist label, perhaps because they are most aware of how many critical battles remain to be fought. In fact, argues Stephanie Batiste, 18, a black freshman at Princeton, "minority women are almost a separate women's movement . . . You're very alone. You get a lot less support...