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...response to the question of the attempts of BCC groups to gain a foothold on campus, Lewis again drew a distinction between PBHA and other such groups...
What this meant was that Harvard never had consistency. With all the injuries (along with Olson, junior co-captain Dave Cho missed most of the year with arm troubles) and lineup switches, the Crimson was never able to get a firm foothold on the makeup of the team. It was almost like the team had to mentally begin the season every couple of weeks...
Attacks on the capacities of African Americans and other minority groups are as pervasive as they are historic. Institutionalized disadvantage still circumscribes our best efforts to gain a foothold, let alone credibility, within American institutions. Professor Mansfield would trivialize the persistence of racism in this country by propagating the absurd notion that unqualified minorities are swelling the ranks of Harvard and decimating its standards as a result...
Unfortunately, however, conservatism and the Republican Party have not gotten so much as a respectable foothold here at Harvard. While at first glance this may seem strange and bizarre, one need not look further than the current leadership of the Harvard Republican Club to understand why the wildfire of conservatism has not spread to this campus...
Perhaps the biggest benefit of the devaluation is the opportunity for large- scale U.S. investors to establish a cheap foothold in the Mexican economy. That, however, has little effect on ordinary Americans. For the moment, the issue is being ignored by Washington as the city adjusts to new political realities there. But once the Republicans settle in, they could realize the political gold mine offered by Mexico's potential drain on the U.S. That could force Clinton to take his cue from the Mexican Finance Minister and plead forgiveness, on bended knee, before American voters next year...