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...College ordinarily will defer consideration of a case at least for a reasonable period of time, if court action (legal or civil) is pending in relation to a disciplinary case," according to the handbook...
...concede that in certain circumstances my judgment is not as mature as his and that I am often likely to make the mistake of being too aggressive. I'm capable of taking risks that are ultimately destructive. So I've come to the point where I will almost always defer to Dole's judgment about decisions that involve certain kinds of tactical risks. I now know that I can be very risk-taking conceptually because I know that Bob will modify it and keep me in a framework that yields a higher probability of success...
...dealing with an even more formidable separatist. Leaders of the Parti Quebecois are already trying to revive their push for secession under the banner of Lucien Bouchard, the movement's charismatic co-leader. Since Parizeau's decision to leave Tuesday, at least two potential replacements have said they would defer to a Bouchard candidacy. The Parti Quebecois, which took power in Quebec last year, chooses its leader through a vote of all 150,000 members. TIME's William McWhirter reports that Bouchard "goes back to Ottawa as the leader of the opposition party vowing to keep the cause alive. Prime...
Meanwhile, Rudenstine said he hoped that the education lobby could find a way to "reconceptualize" the budget to defer interest payments for graduate students still in school. According to Rudenstine, current Congressional cuts would make graduate in-school interest the "single largest hit there...
Rogue trader Nick Leeson won't be coming home to England anytime soon. British authorities now say that they will defer to Singapore's jurisdiction and will not extradite Leeson to Britain. As a trader in Singapore, Leeson allegedly caused the collapse of the venerable 232-year old Baring Bros. Bank. TIME's Michael Brunton reports from London: "Leeson has run out of options. Now he's in for a long trial and a longer sentence in Singapore. I guess the David Frost interview didn't work." Leeson is currently being held in a German prison awaiting a decision...