Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...diplomat in Nairobi last week, acidly summing up the reaction of many of his colleagues to Jimmy Carter's three-day visit to the continent and to the President's keynote speech in Lagos. In that well-intentioned address from the Nigerian capital, Carter called for a fair and peaceful transmission of power from the governing white minorities in southern Africa to black majorities; at the same time he issued a tough warning against the growing Cuban and Soviet presence in Africa. To the dismay of Administration officials, the speech got a lukewarm reception from many...
...ball halfway down the line and angling toward the chalk, catcher Joyce wisely yelled to let it roll. The pill scooted straight along the line for perhaps a second--Pearce and Brown hovering over it quizzically, like consulting surgeons, Felton already safe at first--before mysteriously hooking back into fair territory. Pearce snapped the ball up in his palm with disgust...
...likelihood, the 1978 Harvard track team will take longer to learn the new metric measures than it will to find its own identity. In fact, after this afternoon's meet, Crimson coaches Bill McCurdy and Ed Stowell should have a fair idea of what this spring will bring for the trackmen...
...delay in the vote is essential if there is to be reasonable discussion of alternatives. For several years committees have been working on a Core proposal and proponents of such a proposal have been rallying support. It is hardly fair to opposing views to allow them only the time since late February to respond...
This is only one of many justifications for the proposed system of representation. Nonetheless, many fair-minded students still favor strict adherence to the one-man-one-vote principle. They feel it applies here even though the assembly is not to be a governing body, like an elected legislature, but one with a vastly different purpose. To these people I can only say that the proposed assembly will contain approximately 85 representatives. Six of them will be special minority representatives. Are six out of 85 enough to warrant voting against a student voice in University affairs...