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JUST like trying to nail Jello to a tree, it is difficult to pin down the argument against randomization. In one instant, opponents of randomization contend that the house system is just fine as it is: "We're all diverse here." And in the next instant, they anxiously plead against a system that a could land them in--God forbid--Adams or Kirkland...
While both squads will have to contend with tough Yale and Dartmouth teams, the greatest challenge of the Heps is to establish good position in the opening half-mile before the course narrows into its renowned, heavily-wooded midsection...
...legal argument works like this: While the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act prohibits private corporations from colluding to set prices or any other business arrangement in private, exceptions apply in cases that serve the public interest. Universities contend that by agreeing on fair financial aid awards among themselves, they deliver more aid to more deserving students...
...ballot question would allow some people living in rent-controlled housing to purchase their apartments after living there for two or more years. Although supporters have said the referendum will give people who otherwise could not afford homes the opportunity to own them, opponents contend that 1-2-3 will deplete the stock of affordable housing...
SCIENTISTS and politicians have never been friendly bedfellows. "Leave us alone, you ignorant former humanities majors!" yell the white-coated researchers who contend that congressional investigations into scientific endeavors encroach upon academic freedom...