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PERICLES will "bring together in a dramatic and important way" two major goals of the Law School--the teaching of students and the provision of legal services to those who cannot afford them, Vorenberg said. "This is a pathbreaking undertaking."
The Administration's tax-simplification plan angers Iacocca: he shouts about the provision that would abolish the tax preferences enjoyed by industry--like automobiles. "I don't see any broke-ass McDonald's out there. I don't see anybody (in services) shutting down jobs so fast you're throwing...
In 1982, and again this year, most of the debate centered on the merits of a so-called mercy clause allowing students to discard a few of their lowest grades. Neither the Verba plan nor the successful Ozment plan included such a provision.
The problem with the mercy provision is its inherent blindness--it forgives the guilty along with the innocent, discounting legitimately deserved bad grades and making the entire system less discriminating.
The problem with the mercy provision is its inherent blindness--it forgives the guilty along with the innocent, discounting legitimately deserved bad grades and making the entire system less discriminating.