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...competing theory about the original Americans, once touted by only a small band of renegade archaeologists, has become too compelling to ignore. Its thesis is that the first migration took place not 11,500 years ago but 20,000 or 30,000 or even 50,000 years ago. Although the evidence is still sketchy, archaeological digs in Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, the U.S. and Canada have yielded tantalizing clues that this radical notion might be correct. "This is a hot area of research," says Dennis Stanford of the Smithsonian Institution. "Man's origin in the New World...
Clinton must remember who Perot supporters are and how they differed from Clinton supporters last year. Contrary to press speculation, Perot supporters were not appreciably different from Clinton supporters (or Bush supporters) in regional origin, ideological bent, income, race or education. For example, the average income of committed Clinton supporters was $39,430; it was $40,010 for committed Perot supporters...
Figueroa's complaint alleges that he was discriminated against, because he is Hispanic. And the Russian guard would have standing to claim discrimination on the basis of his national origin...
Still, she said, "universities have been notorious in their classification of people in certain fields." She said that while some universities search for Black professors for African-American studies, classics departments do not seek out professors of Greek origin...
Through the first-year program and the house system, Lowell tried to "level up" the entering classes and democratize the college by providing common living experiences that overrode social class and ethnic origin...