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...SAAHS is described by Anderson as a "small, exclusive, nonprofit organization founded to recognize scholarly achievement at the undergraduate and graduate collegiate levels." He is perturbed that no Harvard students have bothered to apply for membership this fall, and urges students of all backgrounds, who "possess a wide range of scholarship and talent," and who are "committed to the goals of academic freedom and excellence" to send self-addressed, stamped envelopes (or SASEs, as they are known in the trade) to P. O. Box 237, Clinton, N. Y. 13323. Oh, one more thing...it costs $10 to join, and dues...
...cadets who spend 40 months drilling, saluting and studying at the Point, football weekends possess an unusual character, shared, perhaps, only by those at the other service academies...
...some field, however narrow. But remember that it's not as difficult as getting into Harvard or Radcliffe. Few people who stick out the entire competiiton for any of the four boards get cut in the end. Persistence, initiative, and some work at developing the skills you obviously possess will get you elected...
There is no place in medicine for doctors who possess so little respect and sensitivity for the human body that they could recommend entrusting a man like Hussain with the care of women and men in need of medical attention. And there is no room in academics for men who could satisfy their conception of the truth, not by lying outright, but by omitting from their recommendations a vital part of Hussain's background...
Congress, however, already possesses some legitimate authority over federal courts. The Constitution, for instance, gives Congress the power to "constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court," and legal experts generally agree that the power to create implies the power to regulate and even abolish. Moreover, the Constitution awards the Supreme Court complete appellate jurisdiction, "with such exceptions, and under such regulations as Congress shall make." Experts disagree on the import of this little-exercised grant of authority. Some agree with Northwestern Law Professor Martin Redish that "if Congress truly desires, it can do almost anything it wants to the jurisdiction...