Word: quos
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Last Sunday, the Undergraduate Council endorsed a resolution supporting what the report calls the "Two-Dean Structure," which would essentially preserve the status quo. We agree with the Council. It is unnecessary to change the present structure, especially when change would isolate students from the administrator who runs the College...
Polls show Weld leading Roosevelt by a huge margin--testimony to the general satisfaction with the status quo in Massachusetts. But many voters realize Weld has been along for the ride, enjoying a windfall from a tax increase passed while Dukakis was in office...
Besides partisan problems, one ugly malaise has enveloped the entire Capitol. This Congress is in love with the status quo. Health care, the crime bill and probably welfare reform will be the victims of inaction this year. For too many representatives, nothing is better than something that they don't completely support...
Enormous obstacles remain, of course. Politically, the two camps are as bitterly opposed as ever, with the I.R.A. and its political wing Sinn Fein demanding a united Ireland -- whatever the 1 million-member Protestant majority in Northern Ireland says. Many Unionists envision only marginal changes in the status quo, with perhaps some sort of regional assembly holding limited powers under London's supervision...
...Cuomo for Governor. Cuomo is running for his fourth term against Republican state senator George Pataki in a race that's too close to call. Both candidates had groveled for Giuliani's blessing. Today the mayor had harsh words for party colleague Pataki, who he said "personifies the status quo ... taking no risks and being guided, scripted and directed by others." The mayor had repeatedly said he was concerned that Pataki's plan to cut state income tax by 25% over four years may mean less aid to his city. Giuliani's move could serve as a major boost...