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...court legitimized and endorsed a cultural consensus," says Paul Gewirtz, a professor of constitutional law at Yale University. That consensus walks a socially sensible but legally clumsy line between tolerance and outright acceptance. Scalia noted that many Americans might not be comfortable with an openly gay business partner, scoutmaster, schoolteacher or boarder. True enough, but most people would also say that what Tyron Garner and John G. Lawrence did in the privacy of their Texas bedroom is none of our business. The court's affirmative-action decision was just as pragmatic. Most Americans disapprove of specific, codified racial preferences, like...
Ironically, even though it was the Law School policy that won outright court approval, the Michigan Law Quad remained relatively quiet in the aftermath of the decision...
...Crimson’s depth and talent were prominently displayed in both the Team Racing regatta and the Coed Dinghy championship, each of which the Harvard won outright...
...down in history as the only reporter to fudge a line or two. If the scope of his misdeeds seems astounding, his behavior should be put in context. People must cope on a daily basis with the news media's half-truths, tainted and slanted stories and outright censorship. Blair's scandal is only a very small part of that. The public should tolerate none of it. DAVID C. HOFFMEISTER Easton...
Although Columbia went on to win a share of the Ivy title and Harvard is still looking for its first share of a championship in 26 years and its first outright title in school history, this single meet will likely be remembered as the moment when the Crimson turned the corner on its way back to Ivy League prominence. Led by a fearsome core of world-class freshmen fencers, the team already expects bigger and better things to come next year...