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...occasional press release, the girl has stood apart from the storm, watching her self-proclaimed defenders on campus and in the media protest against the reticent Harvard administration. With both Grant and Harvard remaining mute, both sides are left to rely on rumor and second- hand sources to assess the case. And we find debaters eliciting the image of Gina Grant that most agrees with their gut prejudices about the American judicial system...
...fact is that Slichter's viewpoint has not nearly been replaced. As well as having a background in the sciences, he was the only outside academic sitting on the Corporation. Right now, no member of the Corporation can objectively assess--from an academically informed perspective--the practices and strategies of the College and the University's various graduate schools...
...know just about everything-the incubation of eggs, Cheez-It diets, tenure committees. Most of all, she knows men, women and the distance between them. Most men, she notes, are "competent in groups that mimicked the playground, incompetent in groups that mimicked the family"; many of her women assess love interests in terms of self-interest. Much of the fun of the book, in fact, comes from the way in which a canny student of human nature trains her eye on people who know nothing about any kind of nature...
Feagin is optimistic about the Campaign but said in an interview Tuesday thatit is too early to assess whether any areas needwork...
Despite the discussions of cuts and meetings to"assess" their impact, Born said she believesmunicipal officials have time to lobby effectivelyagainst reductions...