Word: regardless
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...letter to the Harvard Crimson on February 28, which included the above statement, the Lampoon observed it intended the statement to announce a new policy: "The charge of racism," it concluded, "is one which all too often stigmatizes its victim regardless of the veracity of the initial accusation. We regard the statement above as a clarification of our position in this belabored affair and as an announcement of policy to the University community...
Although he lacks a prestigious title, Jaynes seems well-respected by his fellow psychologists. John F. Kihlstrom, assistant professor of Psychology, last week called Jaynes "an important early figure in psychobiology" who has "never seen the need for a Ph.D. but who made it on his own regardless of the appropriate academic credentials." Kihlstrom added that "most in the field respect Jaynes, but much in the book will prove initially hard to swallow...
This opinion struck the core of all subsequent reserve system disputes. Regardless of whether baseball depends on the reserve clause for its existence, and even if baseball players receive substantial wages, should the courts condone their exploitation and the infringement of their right to offer their services on the open market? Organized baseball, frightened by the prospect of legal defeat, offered the plaintiff $60,000 to settle out of court. Gardella dropped the charges, and the reserve rules remained unaltered...
...Regardless of these claims, there are some very practical justifications for the finance commission's existence. Boston is the largest city in Massachusetts and receives more state aid than the next six communities combined. According to Elizabeth Cox, chief of the state's administration bureau, Boston will receive $137 million in state funds for fiscal year 1978, while the next largest appropriation is Springfield's $28.4 million. Almost all of Suffolk County is made up of Boston, and the mayor and city council are the county officers. This consolidates two different organizations and thus brings the county district attorney closer...
Blacks are particularly bitter about the lack of black quarterbacks in the N.F.L. Says Sociologist Edwards: "It's very interesting that a white man can be a quarterback regardless of what his intellectual reputation is. A black-I don't care what his intellectual reputation is-cannot be a quarterback...