Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...possiblilities now are fairly clear. Either the body will build upon the political legitimacy it won for itself last year, or it will become gun-shy and lapse back into complacent accommodation...
...eighth Undergraduate Council can be a powerful voice this year, if it acts with intelligence, energy and clear purpose. It certainly has its work...
Secondly, the staff examines the issue of gender discrimination in a vacuum, instead of in its proper context. Our society resolutely affirms equality between the sexes and races in terms of basic political rights. But it is far less clear whether it means to maintain such unqualified equality in all aspects of life. Special provisions for women in terms of military service, athletics and personal privacy lead one to the notion that the sexes cannot be amalgamated in the same way as can the races...
...desireablity of removing all separations between the sexes is far less clear than the staff maintains. Paternalistically seeking to restrict the choice of men and women to associate with whom they please adds nothing constructive to the debate...
Perhaps indecision is a bad thing. Perhaps those students who as sophomores do not find themselves moving toward one clear direction should just stick to one concentration and not worry about their decision. Still, the expense of a Harvard degree and the relatively short period of college education make some students feel otherwise. Most students do in fact want to get the most for their money and find the area in which they are truly interested...