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...Regulations for Undergraduate Organizations at Harvard College include as their first criterion, “A constitution and by-laws whose membership clause shall not discriminate on the basis of…sex.” Nonetheless, Harvard allows these single-sex menaces to exist freely on its campus, implicitly recognizing them as legitimate student organizations. While it may not do so publicly, College administrators recognize, for shame, that there has long been implicit cooperation between University Hall and these groups. Deans of the College have hosted euphemistically titled “Jams,” and scores of staff...
...spouse," says George Annas, a professor of health law at Boston University and an authority on patients' rights. He notes that the heart program at Humana Hospital Audubon in Louisville "actually requires that you have a family" and that the family's willingness to provide support is one criterion used in selecting patients. But, he asks, reflecting a growing concern in the medical community and elsewhere, "What are we doing to these families...
...widespread support. Gregory Anrig, president of Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., refused to let Texas administer his company's National Teachers Examination, which is given to new teachers in 28 other states. Anrig withheld the exam because Texas' "purpose is to use the test as the sole determining criterion of whether a teacher should remain in the profession...
...other hand, Ernest Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, argued that "there has to come a time when there are minimum standards, and language is the one criterion that matters most." The American Federation of Teachers, archrival union to the NEA, urged its 15,000 members in Texas to cooperate in the test. Said an AFT spokesman in Washington: "Texas is pumping 3 billion more dollars into education. We'll take a little test if that helps reassure people that teachers are qualified and competent...
This is a Criterion Collection DVD; thus, beyond the stunning print, there are great special features...