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Under the enhanced choice system, students would select four houses in which they wanted to live, designating one as their first choice. The 75 percent of students not receiving their first choice would either be placed in one of their other three selections or be randomized...
...fact, how the system performed in all of these cases is indicative of a larger legal problem. Lawyers have too much influence in the selection of jurors who will decide the fate of their clients. A new field comprised of professional jury experts and social scientists has developed to advise lawyers how to select jurors who will favor their side...
...abuzz with bumping and grinding, the Harvard campus these days is alive with a similar, but less exciting, fever--elections. The final clubs are electing a fresh class of members. The newspapers and choosing their next executive boards. And, in a move that affects only a handful of select undergrads, Harvard's Phi Beta Kappa chapter is elevating another few brains to its ranks. November is Election month at Harvard. Here at The Crimson, things are as stressful as they get. Lots of talented people vying for a few important positions present their visions for the coming year while...
Ending their two-month long "punch" process, Harvard's nine all-male final clubs yesterday delivered invitations of membership to a select group of undergraduates...
...important "process" decisions Clinton must make soon is whether he will control the appointment of sub-Cabinet officers instead of permitting the department Secretaries to select their own deputies. Clinton appears to have firm views on the subject. Carter's problem, Clinton said last winter, "is that he gave little thought to how his appointees would work together. He went for the 'best people' without thinking about their loyalty to him or to his program, and he avoided getting involved with choosing the second-tier people, who are the ones who really run things on a day-to-day basis...