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...that the humanities do not arouse passions at Stanford. A battle erupted % two years ago when several faculty members proposed to amend the required freshman reading list of 15 classics in order to include works by minority and female authors. The issue escalated into a national debate when Education Secretary William Bennett jumped into the fray to accuse the reformers of "trashing Plato and Shakespeare." Six weeks ago, in a deft compromise, Stanford's faculty senate voted to pare the required list to six classics plus at least one non-European work chosen by the individual professor with "substantial attention...
...other schools over a question that could set new directions for American higher education. The issue: Should students be required to read a fixed core of works on Western civilization, and, if so, what should be in it? The heart of the dispute at Stanford has been whether to amend or remove from the university's freshman Western culture courses a roster of 15 prescribed classics. Many scholars regard those works, ranging from Homer and Dante to Darwin and Freud, as part of a sacred canon. But revisionists, including many blacks, Hispanics and women, want to build a new, theme...
...policy, which was designed by Interim University President Robbin Fleming, will go into effect at the beginning of May. During April, the Board will accept recommendations from students, alumni, or national groups who wish to amend the policy...
...woman to be Governor," testified Eighth Grader Justin Prahar, 13. "I feel it is essential that this be changed before someone decides to use it for political reasons." The lawmakers promptly voted to eliminate the ban against women. If passed by both the house and senate, a resolution to amend the constitution accordingly will appear on the November ballot...
...last year's balloting and alarmed that his party might lose control of the government, Botha wants to delay next year's vote. But the deferral must be approved by all three houses. Hendrickse says he will pass the measure only if Botha will agree to repeal, not just amend, the Group Areas Act. As Hendrickse told Botha, "If you continue fiddling with the Group Areas Act without making radical changes, the Labor Party will have no other option than to send you back to the voting polls...