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...purpose of this concentration is to permit undergraduates to have a strong component of the physical sciences in their education without being committed to the required programs for concentration in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Applied Sciences, or Earth and Planetary Sciences," according to the Fields of Concentration manual...
...arguments set forth in court yesterday relate to Harvard's application last year to the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board for variances to permit Harvard to keep four doors in the Union that are not wheelchair accessible...
Besides the extreme nature of the menorah ban, it also seems somewhat hypocritical in light of other University policies. Students are currently permitted to light fires in their dorm room fireplaces, as long as the necessary precautions are taken. Many dorms permit smoking, an activity with great potential for starting fires, as was made evident in Dunster House before spring break. Further, each house and every new apartment on DeWolfe Street is equipped with a full kitchen, including appliances with definite fire potential...
...considered authoritarian. We deal with many dangers each day because they allow for a better end. For example, despite the high rate of automobile accidents, many of us choose to drive cars for their speed and convenience. On the other hand, one could argue that we don't permit absolute freedom. For instance, we require automobile drivers to obey speed limits. We control for excess danger to society while permitting the maximum freedom to the individual. It is this personal freedom with which we should place our primary concern. In the case of the menorah ban, the solution...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The House continues to tinker with a controversial immigration bill as it nears an expected floor vote Friday. Representatives added an amendment that would permit state and local law enforcement agencies to detain illegal aliens for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and retained a pilot program that lets employers call an INS hotline to check the employability of workers. However, the key addition was an amendment sponsored by Representative Elton Gallegly, which would allow states to bar the children of illegal immigrants from public schools. Gallegly's amendment passed 257-163, but opponents may have the Supreme Court...