Word: accountants
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...tell us that they, "the remnants of the Talented Tenth," must "assume a renewed leadership role for, and within, the black community." They tell us that what is at stake is "nothing less than the survival of our country, and the African-American people." Gates' essay is a compelling account of his days at Yale and West's is a thoughtful criticism of DuBois' essays as well as a look into contemporary America, but neither essay comes close to fulfilling the large goals created by a title as bold as The Future of the Race. Gerald Early, director of African...
Untouched, however, were the jumbo entitlements, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, that account for most of the growth in annual deficits. And in the final weeks of negotiation, Republicans had to restore about $5 billion in spending that the President wanted. Head Start, the Commerce Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and AmeriCorps, Clinton's volunteer-service project--all things the G.O.P. had sworn to get rid of or cut--were funded at levels not far from White House targets...
...smoke, drink and eat their way to an early grave. According to a 1993 study, half of the 2 million deaths that occur each year in the U.S. can be linked to unhealthy life-styles. The three biggest culprits--tobacco, lack of exercise and a high-fat diet--together account for at least $200 billion of the nation's $1 trillion in health-care costs...
Lewis has been criticized for not taking student input into account before, but it is a new low for him to not even bother to go through the motions of soliciting it. And as Simons proved, students often have constructive suggestions to make, particularly on policies that relate to their own lives...
First, in his lengthy historical account of the role of diversity in Harvard's development, Rudenstine's argument that current affirmative-action policies are compatible extensions of the diversity held in mind by past Harvard presidents is unconvincing. Both men viewed diversity primarily in terms of geographic origins and intellectual passions, not race. Rudenstine spends more than half his report outlining the historical context of diversity. While paying lip service to the often unjust ways in which Harvard has treated its "other" students--blacks, southern European immigrants, Jews, women--Rudenstine largely omits mention of these unadmirable accomplishments. Four omissions...