Word: admited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What's to account for such a significant departure from the Administration's highly controversial policy of attempting to slash funds for financial aid whenever it could? Education Department officials admit that one factor is their desire to gain more influence on Capitol Hill. In previous years, when Education Secretary William J. Bennett sought massive cuts in student financial aid, Congress would simply ignore his requests and gave the Reagan Administration no say. As Loye W. Miller, Bennett's press secretary, admitted, "when you have a budget that is so unpopular that even key Republicans ignore it, then you simply...
...council deliberated on two separate proposals. The first stated support for the complaint filed by Lisa J. Schkolnick '88 and called on the nine all-male final clubs to admit women. The second offered $250 to reimburse her attorney, who is not charging Schkolnick a fee, for postage, xeroxing and long-distance telephone calls...
Jonathan Leff '90 spoke against passing aresolution in support of Schkolnick's cause,arguing that forcing clubs to admit women wouldinfringe of individual freedom...
...first vote was on a proposal to endorse a senior's discrimination complaint against a final club and to call on final clubs to admit women. The second vote was on a proposal to give $250 to Stop Witholding Access Today (SWAT), a student group pledging to support the current complaint against a final club. The second vote took no stand on the complaint...
...agree with Ms. Schkolnick and Mr. Deshowitz that such views need to be fought. Where I disagree with them and what I find so hypocritical about their position is the way in which they attack attitudes they find intolerant. They do not try to persuade the final clubs to admit women. They do not try to convince the Harvard community to avoid the clubs until the clubs see the error of their ways. They make no effort to establish their own, open club and to demonstrate the superiority of their point of view. Finally, despite their own certainty...