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...denied that discussions took place about the need to diversify the editorial page, given that a majority of the columnists last semester were Jewish. The executives strongly deny, however, that a quota system exists and that "Jewishness" was a factor in an applicant's success. Moreover, Crimson executives have counter-charged that Danilewitz was motivated by sour grapes, having received neither an executive position nor a column...
...This counter-charge, however, sidesteps the actual point of Danilewitz's accusations--that discussions about a "Jewish problem" should not have taken place at all. At Harvard, an institution which has a history of anti-Jewish admissions discrimination, especially under President A. Lawrence Lowell, class of 1877, such discussions, even in the name of diversity, conjure up the ugly and dangerous shadow of a bigoted environment...
...tough talk that Jackie Golden fears travels fast in an area like Jonesboro, Ark. The voice at the Waffle House just off Highway 63 in nearby Bono is typical. An elderly man sips coffee at the counter and snaps, "I don't care how old they are; if they kill somebody, they ought to die. I don't care if they're five years old. The Bible says an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. They need to change...
...shooting squarely on Andrew Golden, his 11-year-old fellow suspect. That?s despite more evidence that the two boys barely knew each other -- far from being cousins, as originally reported, the pair were seen together only in their assigned school bus seating. Woodard?s claim also runs counter to the accusation of Doug Golden, Andrew?s grandfather -- who says Mitch was the one responsible for stealing his guns. The two families may squabble over whose child took the lead, but only the Arkansas juvenile court can untangle the truth...
...With Israel bracing for the inevitable Hamas response, the first casualty, as ever, is the almost moribund peace process. As predictable as the coming cycle of attacks and counter-attacks -- and the consequent breakdown of peace efforts -- may be, no side appears able to rise above the cycle and bring it to a halt. Grounds for optimism are few, says Hamad. "Israelis and Palestinians have by now become accustomed to the fact that they should accept the worst...