Word: courtly
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...Crimson needed to pull out both matches left on the court to avoid the upset. Both matches went to tiebreakers, with Passarella and sophomore Andrew Styperek winning 9-8 (3) at the third slot...
However, New Mexico State hung tough. Passarella lost at third singles, and Styperek dropped a heartbreaker after taking the first set in dominating fashion, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. The Crimson was still a match short of clinching, and the last two matches on the court were perilous...
While we were gone on spring break last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could have significant ramifications for student life on campuses across the country. the Court will hear the case of Board of Regents v. Southworth, in in which a group of law students at the University of Wisconsin have claimed that their compulsory student activities fees--which finance a wide range of groups, including student political groups of all stripes--violate their free speech rights. Two lower courts ruled in the dissenters' favor, agreeing that they could not be forced to endorse...
here at Harvard we need not worry too much about the ruling--it will only apply to public universities, and besides, we already have the option to opt out entirely of our $20 annual student activities fee Still, the Court's decision could have long range implications for the viability of student fees at all universities, and the dispute offers occasion to examine our own views about these fees...
...Buckley v. Valeo, the Court ruled the campaign finance limits were constitutionally suspect because donations are a form of speech that under the First Amendment cannot be abridged. If the Court applies the same money-equals-speech logic to the Southworth case, the dissenters will probably win their grievance and be allowed to opt out of supporting particular student groups. They will view their win as not merely a victory for free speech, but also for market forces...