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...made clear to The Crimson editorial staff on Oct. 27, of the numerous flaws and inconsistencies found in the Bell curve Theory , was its failure to address counter-arguments and proposals. Should Murray and Herrnstein attempt to be so bold as to assert the inferiority of Black people it should also tackle refuting claims and theories--particularly those derived by Black scholars. The Bell curve Theory is both weak in its presentation and false in its claims...
...said he questions the scholarship of the researchers Clark and Kennedy cite that assert the superiority of Blacks...
Despite the new detente, the Harbus, a non-profit corporation, covers the news fiercely and is not reluctant to assert its editorial independence...
...relative or a friend of a celebrity are inherently flawed in that they are written on the pretense that the author's life history is as compelling as the celebrity's. This is usually never the case. An inevitable tension arises in which the author struggles to assert his own identity while at the same time acknowledging the celebrity relation that made his story noteworthy in the first place. Because a memoir writer is more than a celebrity biographer, she has the onerous task of assigning relevance to her own life. If the author is not successful, the memoirs become...
...charm survive the harsher spotlight of the winner's circle? Already questions are being raised about Gingrich's chairmanship of GOPAC, an organization that some assert is devoted solely to promoting Gingrich and his ideas. His Democratic challenger in Georgia two weeks ago claimed that GOPAC spends nearly $2 million a year and was illegally contributing four times as much to candidates as was permitted by law. Says Gingrich: "We legally obey every regulation. I understand my critics are fixated and pathologically disoriented, but they're my opponents. Why would I try to correct that?" As for the substance...