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...education. They would rather endorse hypocrisy than run the risk of raised eyebrows from those who always object to giving women the same freedom and responsibility as men. But they are wrong, for Radcliffe owes its current prominence to the courage of its educational experiments, past and present. Far from succumbing to social standards, Radcliffe has traditionally helped to remold them along progressive lines. Those who would claim timidity as a virtue are hardly doing a service to the College...
Contrary to the claims of the Briggs Hall residents, no one is advocating wild irresponsibility. The minority who indulge in behavior unacceptable to either their parents or the College are hardly going to be prevented from it by the present rules or by the proposed one. The cowardly few should not deprive more mature students of the chance to educate themselves. It is about time that Radcliffe did away with the last vestiges of boarding-school morality and proved itself to be, socially as well as intellectually, a woman's Harvard...
...Present U.S. policy thus faces a future either of stalemate or of fast and loose brinkmanship. It seems ridiculous to waste American lives in action that can be nowhere near conclusive, especially when American aims in this region are far from clear...
...Justices also found that the law contained sufficient safeguards for the rights of defendants. A detention decision is made after a hearing in which the Government must demonstrate that no conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of the community. The defendant and his attorney may both be present to challenge evidence, cross-examine and present witnesses...
...there a solution to the impasse? Both Arabs and Israelis are hopelessly divided at present. Yasser Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization still commands the loyalty of the vast majority of West Bank Palestinians, but Arafat has broken his strategic ties with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Hussein, the two Arab moderates with whom he might have formed a credible alliance. The two major political parties in Israel cannot agree even on whether to enter into negotiations with the Palestinians under United Nations auspices...