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...correct the imbalance, the Review first voted to adopt a rigid quota system. Three editors quit, and dissension among the rest was so great that two weeks later, by a 44-36 vote, the journal decided merely to allow race and sex to be considered in choosing up to eight of the 48 editors. That too drew heavy fire, and the Review put the matter on hold for nearly a year. Last month the editors narrowly approved the mildest plan yet. Starting this spring, minority applicants may submit statements describing "economic, societal, or educational obstacles that have been overcome...
...hubris to advance a world view, to rewrite the Bible in his Joseph novels, to devise the great metaphor of Europe as a sanatorium full of the walking wounded in The Magic Mountain. Was Thomas Mann ever unsure of himself, writing his quota of pages day after day in the comfort of a Germany he was later to renounce for exile in California? Was he ever young...
...bill proposed in the House--approved already in a similar version by the Senate--would "threaten Harvard's basic research programs," Parker L. Coddington, director of government relations, said yesterday, adding that the bill's quota would diminish the quality of the total national research effort...
Since last spring, Coddington and other members of the academic community have discussed with legislators eliminating the basic research quota, part of the bill which seeks to provide funds for small businesses in all forms of research...
...quota may be difficult to attain this year, however, because both Adams House and the Freshman Union have scheduled their Christmas dinners for the same night as the fast, Truesdale said. Nevertheless he expressed optimism that enough students would register and added that instead of asking Adams residents and freshmen to skip meals. COCA will distribute envelopes to them requesting a one dollar donation...