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...race would cause no more trouble than geography, that finding able blacks would be as easy, or as hard, as finding able Californians. The risk was that nothing untoward would emerge, no awkward fact calling into question the association of diversity and merit. Unfortunately, once race is on the list of things to look for, it is hard to take it off unobtrusively...
...Rudenstine said, considering race and ethnicity does not mean abiding by quotas or placing such criteria at the top of any list. But by failing to consider these factors, Harvard would run the risk of leaving out those groups which have been and still are being discriminated against and are therefore underrepresented, depriving them and others of a diverse college experience...
...Democrats) in the House passed a ban on late-term abortions, but President Clinton heard from his pro-choice supporters and promised to veto it. Just days before, the House had voted to repeal the ban on assault weapons, the top item on the National Rifle Association's wish list, although everyone knew Clinton would veto the measure. Amid the posturing, pandering and juggling of symbols, one sound bite rang true. Each party accused the other of being a tool of the special interests. It was hard to disagree...
...University of Minnesota topped the list of school-based visits to the Penthouse site, recording 8,751 during the period of the survey
...what's that they say about learning a little economics being more dangerous than knowing none? I refer to "Reassessing America's Free Trade Policies" (March 13) by Bradley Whitman. With such a delightful list of dressed-up economic half-truths, one would surely be remiss not to take a bite! Or maybe, just...