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...crux of the attempt to ease Rudenstine'sburden has so far been the delegation of moreauthority to Carnesale. The provost now has newduties including international affairs, centraladministration budgeting and informationtechnology on his already busy schedule...
...crux of Martin's argument revolves around the "Hamitic Myth," an interpretation of the Book of Genesis that justifies African slavery as part of a curse upon Noah's son Ham, who is supposed to be the progenitor of all Blacks...
...them score 32 points," one Harvard student said, getting to the crux of the problem...
This historical fumble was merely an intellectual hors d'oeuvres. The real meat of the evening came with the presentation of Steele's theories. The crux of the argument was that: 1) White Americans live with perpetual guilt about their history as oppressors during the Antebellum period; 2) African-Americans exploit these latent feelings by claiming that white oppression is the primary social factor in explaining their lack of development; 3) Taken together points one and two lead to the development of policies of preference (affirmative action); 4) The keys to increased development for African-Americans are increased educational commitment...
...doing work that in another class might get them an A or an A-, [but] you can get away with that. Whereas if you give them, like, a B, they might seriously start to think they'd been screwed. It's easier to justify a B+; that's the crux...