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...long term, Barone says, Democrats must reevaluate their priorities, "do an inventory on the country." One issue on which he thinks Democrats might re-think their position is affirmative action, which, Barone says, "often holds society up to a standard that a fair society couldn't meet." Strict quotas and busing imply that the percentages of minorities in every school or profession should be exactly the same as those in the general population. And that, Barone says, is an unrealistic demand because "people don't distribute themselves in a random fashion." Instead, Barone thinks less rigid programs--like open housing...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: America's Information Junkie | 11/4/1981 | See Source »

...delightfully amateurish. After all, the Law School teaches a professionalism of a different kind. The only standout among this cast of legal eagles is Bruce Grossberg, as Irving the nerd. Yet, the company's two large chorus numbers display the sort of spirit and energy that might make us re-think the popular conception of the lawyer's personality...

Author: By Siddharthu Mazumdar, | Title: Legal Complications | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

Although Harvard workers are not bitterly alienated from the University, many are dissatisfied and frustrated with the University's seeming lack of respect for their needs. Harvard should re-think its negotiating style and tactics. If it doesn't, Steiner may have something to worry about...

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: Harvard: An Impersonal Employer | 11/10/1978 | See Source »

...have not purchased it yet, you should seriously re-think your whole recording library. The album is the Charlie Parker Verve Years 1950-51, and the contention is greatest re-release yet. The selections, the improved rerecording techniques, and the Bird himself, of course, make this album the best listener choice for the year. My favorite selection: "Lover Man," the Kurt Weill hit down better than on all those old Billy Holliday cuts...

Author: By Jim Cramer, | Title: Cambridge Focus | 1/13/1977 | See Source »

Without abandoning individual Ph.D. women, the Institute has begun to re-think the Program of Independent Study. At the same time, it is extending its concern to some broad social issues which will affect the careers of a larger group of women...

Author: By Emily Wheeler, | Title: The Radcliffe Institute: Out of the Ivory Tower And Into the Streets | 1/23/1974 | See Source »

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