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Though they differ on some policies, advocates of independence and the status quo agree on one critical point: survival of Puerto Rico's culture depends on political space between their island and the U.S. One of the commonwealthers' best slogans promises voters "the best of both worlds" if they retain the present system with only minor changes -- still more federal assistance, for example. Celeste Benitez, who directs the Populares' campaign to preserve the commonwealth status, argues, "We are a people with our own language, our own culture. This plebiscite is about preserving that identity...
...contrast, Yeltsin has sought to safeguard Russia's relations with the West by more subtle muscle-flexing. Economic blackmail and "rouge" army units have been his weapons to coerce the former republics into the Moscowdominated Commonwealth of Independent States. He seems willing to allow Russia's neighbors to retain the trappings of sovereignty, provided Moscow has the final say on important policy questions...
...sharp change of position, President Leonid Kravchuk said that Ukraine may retain the 46 modern SS-24 nuclear missiles it inherited from the former Soviet Union...
Change the rationale that Liem announced will now be used to decide whether or not to hire (or retain) tutors. Dismissing someone for being "disruptive to the House community" or a "poor role model" or for their "inability to work in a team setting" leaves a lot of room open for arbitrary decisions and, by implication, seems to discourage the free exchange of ideas. Using these criteria, the Li brothers should have been fired a long time ago. Liem should lay out specific, objective criteria and stick to them...
...Students retain writing skills and "approaches to knowledge" like those taught in the Core far longer than much of their academic training, says James D. Wilkinson '65, director of the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning...