Word: onus
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...enough pointing fingers. Though the BPD and the College deserve some blame for this major upset, the bottom line is that the onus was on the UC to bring this campus an event that would immeasurably enhance an already well-attended, worthwhile Springfest—particularly considering the last UC’s efforts to secure a considerably enlarged budget...
...people to enforce what laws there are by suing violators. Briton Bob Ross, who prevailed over discount airline Ryanair in court after he was charged $26 to use a wheelchair at London's Stansted Airport three years ago, says this is unfair. "Even though the legislation is there, the onus is on [disabled] people to take the action, and for many reasons a lot of them can't do that," says Ross, 56, who has cerebral palsy and arthritis. Ryanair appealed the court's decision...
...some determination must be made if Harvard wants to continue to take Native American ethnicity into account when making admissions decisions. No matter what admissions officials say, it’s clear that a non-white ethnicity can, in certain circumstances, be a positive factor in admissions decisions. The onus is on Harvard, then, to ensure that these decisions are made with full and accurate disclosure from all applicants...
Ultimately, then, the onus is on both the UC and the College Dean’s Office (which assigns classroom space) to decide whether a coalition-sponsored event is really as advertised. In the UC’s case, current, ongoing reforms will hopefully lead to more specific definitions about what the UC will and will not fund. Until FiCom meshes its group-based discrimination clause with its project-based funding architecture, there will be no lasting solution. The Dean’s Office must also develop its own, clearly-explicated policies, so that coalition-sponsored events of the future...
Without the Supreme Court’s intervention, the onus is now upon state governments to reform the redistricting system. Some have already taken steps to overhaul their redistricting processes. Independent commissions have drawn the lines in Iowa since the 1990 census and in Arizona since the 2000 census. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has made redistricting one of his top legislative priorities, and the Florida Democratic Party has also made plans to introduce redistricting efforts. While these recent efforts are laudable, many of them are still overtly political. California Republicans, such as Schwarzenegger, support redistricting in large part because...