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...undergraduates at Amherst, nearly 100 are members of the College Republicans, the foremost conservative group on campus. There is currently only one registered Republican on this year’s faculty (and she teaches Greek). Conservatives on campus are harassed, are hesitant to present their views in class for fear of reprisal from their professors and classmates and have even been victims of physical violence because of their orientation. If the preceding sentence had begun with “African-Americans” instead of “conservatives” there undoubtedly would be stirrings of national outrage. However...
...This is supposed to be a constructive endeavor,” Greenspan said. “Harvard is the foremost academic institution and they should live up to that standard...
...Governor Thurmond has demonstrated his commitment to stopping Mr. Rickey and Jack Robinson with a vision that could only be formed under the auspices of his progressively humble Edgefield County, S.C. upbringing. First and foremost is a comprehensive plan against integration in all facets of life. Why is this important to the average Crimson reader? Imagine one day if you were to open these fair pages and see not a Caucasian writer but a Negro or—even worse—an immigrant from the shores of South Asia! Could you trust the newspaper then...
...Saddam's game plan, naturally, is first and foremost to avoid a war that his regime can't survive. The Iraqi leader knows that while Washington's policy of "regime-change" in Iraq has little international support, its demand that Baghdad comply unconditionally with UN disarmament requirements has unanimous backing. So, by cooperating with the inspection process - galling as that may be - Saddam hopes to prevent Washington assembling a coalition against him. His game plan, then, appears to be based on doing everything to avoid provoking military action. In a rambling address to the party faithful this week, Saddam insisted...
...focus on being smart first and foremost, we’ll be fine,” Bischoff added...