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...much of a real influence the Board will exert in upcoming years remains to be seen. In the meantime, alternative slate candidates continue to run for positions on the Board even though the time for divestment seems to have passed. HRAAA's current officers say they have redefined their agenda to include "broader issues of social responsibility...
...staff editorial states that, because CUNY happens to be publicly funded, it need not adhere to the absolute standard of academic freedom. Unlike other forms of public schools in which the government can exert influence on what is taught, CUNY is in fact a college, just like Harvard. As such, it should commit to the same principles of academic freedom that private institutions hold so dear...
While the overwhelming vote gave the impression of slowing the Soviet free fall precipitated by the Aug. 19 coup, the newly created bodies were ill defined and presented only a stopgap solution. It was impossible to predict how much of a counterforce they would exert against the centrifugal strains unleashed by the Big Bang of the failed coup. As it was, the first act of the State Council, a body made up of Gorbachev and the top officials of 10 republics, was to grant independence to the three Baltic republics. The move, which a mere month ago would have dazzled...
...injected with a tiny amount of celery extract a day; a 150-lb. human would have to gobble four large stalks for the same proportionate intake. Stalks, however, unlike extract, contain lots of undesirable salt. The cardio-friendly ingredient in celery is a compound called phthalide that may also exert a mild sedative effect on humans...
...wants journalists to come clean about their true political orientation. "If TIME magazine wants to present a left-wing agenda, it has a responsibility to admit that," he states. "Objectivity is a myth." When asked how much influence liberal crusaders such as Margot Kidder and Susan Sarandon could possibly exert on the shaping of political debate in America, Bozell replies, "The entertainment medium is the strongest resource of the left today." This is not necessarily heartening news for the left...