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...addition to the loss of junior defenseman Scott McCormack--out for the season with a broken collarbone--and injuries to seniors Allen Bourbeau and Nick Carone, Harvard has another problem to contend with. The Crimson needs to figure out what went wrong in Friday night's 3-2 overtime loss to Vermont in the semfinals. And fix it. Fast...
...Others contend that African American comes no closer to capturing a unique heritage than the word it would replace. S. Allen Counter, a Harvard University professor of neurology, has coined the term Afrindeur Americans to reflect the mingling of African, Indian and European bloodlines. "Historical, biological and cultural integrity is what's in a name," says Counter. "We must be true to all of those." In Los Angeles entertainer John KaSondra has embarked on his own crusade in favor of "Dobanians" -- short for descendants of black African natives in the American North...
...they must first contend with the capable Yale Elis--a slippery rock when underfoot...
...reason for Harvard's interest in controlling its own deals? Most experts say the decision has been a strategic financial one--ethical principles, they contend, are secondary...
...finally, critics contend that the deals produce socially unacceptable results by concentrating profits in the hands of a few investors. "LBOs create a structure where a few individuals are owners and derive profits from the work of several thousands of individuals," says Robert K. Massie, Jr., a former fellow in the program on ethics and a Ph.D candidate at the Business School...