Word: belle
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this point, it almost goes without saying that the topic of the evening was the controversial new book The Bell Curve. Co-authored by the conservative political scientist Charles S. Murray '65 and the late Harvard psychology professor Richard J. Herrnstein, the book argues that intelligence (as measured by I.Q. scores) differs among races, that these differences are in part genetic and that such differences have implications for American public policy...
...This is a huge, loud alarm bell," Coughlin said. "This is a crucial point in our season, and we have to answer the call...
...Hunger is the least daunting problem. In both Los Angeles and San Francisco, any youth who doesn't mind a lot of walking can find at least two free meals a day at various youth centers. And even the unluckiest panhandlers can make enough for a meal; at Taco Bell on Hollywood Boulevard, for example, a burrito costs only 59 cents. Then there is "table scoring" at fast-food restaurants: snatching unattended food from the tables before it is thrown away. Those with stronger stomachs engage in "Dumpster diving" for meals...
...entry into TV are a violation of free-speech rights. Congress had enacted the ban in 1984 to prevent phone companies from using their monopoly power to subsidize efforts in cable. Many cable companies are aggressively pursuing plans to provide phone services. The congressional ban was challenged by the Bell Atlantic-Virginia, a unit of Bell Atlantic Corp, which wants to offer video to 60,000 customers in Alexandria.Post your opinion on theNew Mediabulletin board...
Perspective Senior Editor Derek T. Ho '96 said he too disputed the scientific grounding of The Bell Curve...