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...what if the religion is newer and more obscure than Judaism or Christianity? It would fall upon administrators to judge the validity of moral beliefs and compare the relative validities of different religions--an impossible task for students, administrators, legislators or philosophers. Yale therefore has only two choices: rescind the rule and allow anyone who wants to to live off-campus to do so or enforce the rule across the board, with no exceptions...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: Yale Wins Either Way | 9/16/1997 | See Source »

...cramping and loose stools." Both Frito-Lay and P&G claim their test marketing hasn't turned up any unforeseen health problems. Nevertheless, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the watchdog organization that warned Americans against the fat content of movie popcorn, is lobbying the FDA to rescind its approval of olestra, claiming that the additive is not as harmless as claimed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SECOND ACTS | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

...shall was also the point person in several controversial affairs: complaints of racial incidents in the Police Department's guard unit, accusations of racial and gender bias in hiring at Harvard Law School, student concerns over the fairness of the University's disciplinary structure, even the decision to rescind Harvard's admission offer to matricide perpetrator Gina Grant...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Marshall Picked for State's High Court | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

Alexiou said she believes CUP's decision to rescind publication was motivated by other financial interests--such as English-language examinations and schools operated by CUP in Greece--and not any threat to safety...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang and Alexander T. Nguyen, S | Title: Prof. Resigns From Cambridge University Press | 2/20/1996 | See Source »

There are so many important things going on all around us here at Harvard, from ground-breaking research, like last year's myriad genetic breakthroughs at the Harvard Medical School, to crucial societal debates, like the fracas surrounding last year's decision by Harvard to rescind Gina Grant's admission offer. The New York Times ran an unprecedented double-digit number of articles on events at Harvard last year. We are right here in the middle of national news. If there is any time and any place that should make one feel...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: A PARTING SHOT | 1/31/1996 | See Source »

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