Word: allowable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Chairing the Mathematics and Science subcommittee is Otto T. Solbrig, professor of Biology, who was one of the sponsors of an amendment to the Core legislation which "authorizes and urges" the committees to experiment with possible plans to allow students limited options to bypass Core courses with departmental offerings...
According to an official W.C.C. paper, the antiracism grants, admittedly token amounts, allow the council to "move beyond charity and involve itself in the redistribution of power." The anti-racist money, raised separately from regular W.C.C. dues, is earmarked for welfare purposes, not military spending, but the W.C.C. does not monitor its use. Opponents say the grants amount to a moral endorsement of terrorism. Even America's pro-ecumenical Christian Century editorialized that because the welfare grants merely free funds for war use, those backing the armed struggle in Rhodesia should be candid about their role as "vicarious doers...
...coming, though not for reasons of law and law enforcement. Although he notes that legalized prostitution seems to work well in Amsterdam, Florida Prosecutor Leonard Glick warns that legalization along with necessary police protection is "not politically feasible in this country. The puritanic heritage of Americans just won't allow...
...pass new pollution regulations have had to close, and capital that would have been used to expand capacity has had to be spent to meet environmental standards. So anxious are construction men about this situation that the National Home Builders Association has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to allow cement makers more time to install antipollution devices and permit the reopening of some plants that have been shut down. But even if the EPA were to agree, some builders may be unable to get the cement they need before the first freeze...
...venturesome." But he calls this "a modest genetic difference" that could be overcome by careful training. While reaffirming his belief that homosexuality is also biologically based, Wilson sees "a strong possibility" that it evolved as an important element in early human society. His reasoning: by not breeding themselves, homosexuals allow more resources to be devoted to relatives, thus improving their chances of surviving and reproducing...