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Some would contend that it is the school's obsessions with growth which causes its problems. Donna Blackshear, head of the K-School Black Caucus, says, "I would attribute it partly to the fact that the school is expanding. People who are working on these issues are also working on other matters...
...side of the issue, faculty members including Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53, professor of Government, and Nathan Glazer, professor of Education and Social Structure, contend that affirmative action implies absolute color and sex blindness...
Both Bok and Randolph contend that the federal regulations requiring annually negotiated targets require cumbersome procedures unnecessary to a sound affirmative action policy...
Heart specialists contend that by studying family histories and taking blood pressure and cholesterol readings, they can pick out children with high risk of developing coronary disease. But many doctors consider such efforts premature since the efficacy of preventive measures has not been absolutely proved in adults. There is another concern as well. Says Pediatrician Neil Holtzman of Johns Hopkins Hospital: "By labeling children or young adults and letting them live under the ax of coronary heart disease for the rest of their lives, the anxiety that is generated may be worse than the possible benefits of the treatment itself...
Sailors in the Seventh Fleet know the U.S.S. Ranger is one tough ship. Captain Dan Pedersen sets a high standard for discipline, and his aircraft carrier is well equipped to contend with those who fail to meet it. Persistent rule breakers are confined to the correctional custody unit (CCU), where they are subjected to "retraining"-a program of drills and indoctrination designed to reinstill the lessons of boot camp or, as one veteran puts it, "to make you feel stupid and look stupider." Further instruction may be given in the brig-a solitary cell where the diet is sometimes bread...