Word: defenders
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...book is fascinating. "The growth of Nightline paralleled the development of satellite broadcasting; by linking newsmakers worldwide, the show could not only report on, but often become a participant in, major news events. Controversial figures, from Ferdinand Marcos to Lani Guinier, used the show as a platform to defend themselves; others, like former baseball executive Al Campanis, were undone by it." If the book lacks larger consideration of Nightline's place in the TV news universe, it does offer a fine appreciation of Koppel's interviewing technique. A highlight: his elegant response to an evasive Iraqi diplomat: "Ambassador Hamdoon...
While he does not defend rigid quotas for minority applicants, Rudenstine strongly supports Harvard College's current policy of considering race or ethnicity as a "plus factor" in college admissions...
...page. Crimson profiles of the undergraduate houses proclaim each house "unified yet diverse, diverse yet unified." The term is invoked so frequently that it seems to have lost any real meaning. Instead, it simply functions as attractive packaging for controversial liberal programs. When President Neil L. Rudenstine wanted to defend Harvard's affirmative action policies in the wake of a heated national debate over racial preferences, he conveniently built his case around the much-touted value of diversity. As Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 has pointed out in these pages, Rudenstine engaged in a certain amount...
Those in the administration defend Harvard's record on faculty and administrative hiring...
...appreciate the Undergraduate Council's generosity, but Harvard, not its student body, should ensure that RAD is free for undergraduate women. Perhaps the administration can dig up the funds from the free aerobics classes offered at the Malkin Athletic Center. Students need to learn to defend themselves before they start turning cartwheels...