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...multilingual education as a means of instilling ethnic pride or as a therapy for low self-esteem." The red-meat rhetoric pleased conservatives, and Dole plans to introduce legislation this month declaring English the nation's "official language." But in an interview Friday, he said he will not seek to end bilingual programs so long as they "ensure that people learn English in a timely fashion." Some pending bills, however, would virtually dismantle the Federal Government's 27-year support for bilingual schooling. Congressional budget proposals would slash current bilingual education funding as much...
This political bias reveals itself in the specific concerns of the student committee report. While they advocate a professor of "comparative ethnic studies," they also seek faculty who would examine the specific ethnic histories of American Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans...
...with the sight of students streaking through lectures or final club punchees dragging kegs through classrooms. We believe that the choice to pursue disciplinary action against such pranksters should be left up to the professors whose rights have been infringed upon. In this instance, Mansfield made an effort to seek out Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 and bring these events to his attention. We think disciplinary action in this case is entirely justified. Furthermore, the political nature of this disruption makes it a direct attack on the perceived content of the class, making it even more deserving...
Despite the resources available to advise students thinking about early graduation, Foster says many students formulate their plans of study on their own and do not seek out advice. Consequently, she says she does not know most advanced standing students personally...
Both proposals would seek big savings by increasing what Medicare recipients pay for coverage. For most, the current monthly premium of $46.10 for doctors' bills would rise to $90 or more by 2002. Those with annual incomes of more than $100,000, however, would pay $286 a month by that year. The Senate plan would also add $50 to the current $100 deductible now applied to everyone...