Word: connor
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...governing body—met with three Corporation members last Monday, a day before the Faculty meeting. Council members were told that James R. Houghton ’58, Nannerl O. Keohane, and Robert D. Reischauer were at the meeting with four Council members last week, according to J.D. Connor ’92, an assistant professor of visual and environmental studies and of English who serves on the Faculty Council...
SWORN IN. SAMUEL ALITO, 55, conservative federal appeals court judge; as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor; by fellow newcomer, Chief Justice John Roberts; in Washington. The 58-42 Senate vote, largely along party lines, included votes to confirm from just four Democrats, constituting the lowest total for an opposition party in modern history...
...ground? It's worth noting that the vast majority of Western news outlets (including TIME) have chosen not to republish the cartoons, out of deference to Islamic sensitivities. On other occasions the U.S. media have exercised self-censorship in matters of religion; in 1992, for instance, after Sinead O'Connor outraged Catholics by ripping up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live, NBC reran the show without O'Connor's performance. To Muslims, disrespect for the Prophet is a rallying point beyond worldly politics. And so as anger plays out in Muslim hearts, the challenge for the West...
...current climate, 5-4 decisions establish binding precedents—precedents that may then be reversed if one swing justice leaves the bench. For example, Alito’s ascension to the spot formerly held by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor could conceivably lead to the reversal of 5-4 precedents on affirmative action, campaign finance laws, and partial birth abortion. With eight members, the court would need a two-vote margin to establish a new precedent or overrule an existing one. By lowering the likelihood that one new justice would cause the court to reverse its precedents...
...faster than they were, though.” The Crimson started out the meet with a big win in the 200-yard Medley Relay as Harvard’s “A” team of sophomores Lindsay Hart, Pangilinan, Bridget O’Connor, and Amanda Slaight, easily beat out the Tigers for first place.The Crimson did slip a little in the next couple events, as it wasn’t able to claim a first-place spot.The Crimson maintained its lead with multiple top finishes and went on to claim first place in the next six events...