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...still in dispute when Rev. William Gocklen, S.J., became Fordham’s 11th President in 1874.After Gocklen was installed, the question of university color was raised and maroon was chosen—a full year before Harvard students abandoned their own use of the stolen magenta color in favor of crimson. Though Harvard’s crimson still bears a striking resemblance to Fordham’s maroon, the switch marked an honest start to self-identity.While I enjoy setting the record straight because it provides me the opportunity to knock the high self-importance of Harvard students, the story...
...admissions policies that considered race a factor in an amicus brief it filed with other universities in the 1978 Bakke v. Regents of the University of California and again in the 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger.“The race of an applicant may tip the balance in his favor just as geographic origin or a life spent on a farm may tip the balance in other candidates’ cases,” the University’s brief in ’78 stated. Supreme Court Chief Justice Lewis F. Powell cited the Harvard admissions standard...
Haditha has become one of those Rorschachs of war--a test that makes those who favor a pullout sure that the time for it has come and an episode that makes those who want to stay the course note that the events of Nov. 19 are the exception and not the rule. At least one thing has changed. The Marines in Haditha have become more restrained, slower to fire their weapons, residents say. But something else has not. Marines continue to patrol the neighborhoods, and there are convoys of humvees rolling down Hay al-Sinnai Road practically every day. [This...
...deny that we were looking to get the title,” Orler said. “It’s kind of hard when you know you have to take that No. 1 slot and the racing just doesn’t work out in your favor on that day. You always hope that you’ve found more speed than the other [crew] since the last meet, and it doesn’t always work out that way.” A year ago, Radcliffe also took third at the season’s most important meet...
...Local alumni begin fundraising $80,000 to restore Memorial Hall tower. The Divinity School must get $675,000 before the end of the year to retain $250,000 given by the late Mrs. Thomas W. Lamont.10/10: The student council endorses a petition, signed by more than 900 students, in favor of allowing women guests in Houses at 1 p.m. on weekdays, three hours earlier than the previous rule.10/20: It is discovered that 10 students graduated from the College last year after submitting theses that were prepared by a professional thesis-writing service. The service, called “editorial consultants...