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More than 20,000 people are expected to attend today's ceremonies, although Gov. William F. Weld '66 will not be one of them, his scheduling office said yesterday. The governor of the commonwealth traditionally attends the exercises as an honored guests, and under the original University charter was a necessary attendee as the president of the Board of Overseers...
Instead Bachrach favors charter schools which would "offer creative ideas and sensitivity to different issues...
Sean A. Becker '94, a former chair of the Undergraduate Council's academic affairs committee, said the council had worked diligently to accomodate faculty preferences and commencement, the date of which is determined by the University charter...
Popularity, however, cannot be taken for granted. Rendell has had 75% approval ratings, but last week Philadelphians overwhelmingly defeated a proposition that would have modified the city's charter and given him more power to create and abolish departments. Though not a permanent blow, it suggests Philadelphians still want him to be accountable. Critics also feel his cuts hurt those who most need services. Rendell sees no other avenue. "What I understand, and a lot of liberals don't, is that unless we cut waste, unless we're more efficient, unless we can create a better business environment, there...
...Houston the municipal charter gives Robert Lanier more power than almost any other big-city mayor. Unlike Rendell, he has wide appointment powers and a vote on the city council. Still, the wealthy former banker and real estate developer shares the same manage-your-way-to-profits attitude. "When I ran an apartment project," he says, "I asked people how they liked it. If they moved out, I asked them why. It's no different here." Judging from the 90% majority that voted him into his second term last fall and his consistent 80% approval ratings, the tenants are happy...