Word: adopted
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...believe that the College should adopt a uniform policy for limiting course enrollments. It is unfair that different overcrowded courses were limited by different methods this year. But we disagree with the majority's view that a weighted lottery is the answer. In fact, a completely random lottery is the only way to fairly administer course sizes...
...student lobbyists asked senators and congressmen to "adopt" a refusenik, the name given Jews denied permission to leave the Soviet Union, said Judith Stern '84, an organizer of the Harvard group...
Obviously, no one system can be totally equitable and account for all contingencies; courses should accomodate all comers whenever possible. Nevertheless, the College should adopt one uniform policy for limiting enrollment so that students can realistically assess their chances of getting into a popular course and plan accordingly. After the mix-ups in Lit and Arts B-16--in which students were mistakenly told that freshmen and sophomores would be excluded, only to find the Core policies dictated a random lottery--Core Director Edward T. Wilcox has said administrators are working toward such a uniform policy for all Core classes...
Weighting a random lottery in favor of upperclassmen should present the most palatable compromise--one which avoids squabbles over access for concentrators, a perennially shaky question. Most Core courses required for a particular department should remain unrestricted, but in the interests of simplicity, equity and sanity, the College should adopt one comprehensive policy--a weighted lottery should offer such a solution...
...different standards of conduct, their further goal of heightening a lawyer's duty to the public is now out of reach. The rules approved in New Orleans are likely to be formally ratified by the A.B.A. in August, and will serve as a new model for states to adopt...