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...politician as well. Thus, the new constitution could be interpreted as a concession to white moderates, including the verligte (enlightened) wing of the National Party, in that it gives coloreds and Asians a modest role in government. Conceivably, this gesture toward multiracialism in South Africa could be a first step toward allowing some black participation later...
...decision to lock entryway doors is only a first step. The University police have for several years sponsored lectures on student safety, which have unfortunately enjoyed only sparse attendance. Students should realize the necessity of knowing how to deal with threats to safety, and cooperate with the police not only by attending such lectures, but also by willingly presenting identification when asked...
...same time, Harvard's police administration should recognize that student vigilance alone cannot prevent crime. Prevention is a good first step, but a strong police force is also an essential deterrent. Yet for almost three years, the budget-conscious University police administration has hired no new officers, and the size of the force has declined by attrition to a point where officers complain that they cannot adequately patrol their beats. The police administration should seriously consider hiring more officers, despite the added expense this might incur. Personal safety is too vital to be sacrificed, either to student carelessness...
...another, the Medenica team plans to enter racing competition next spring. "The next step is to stay in Fords no matter how much money we have this year," Medenica says. "What I'd like to do next season is have a real national/professional season," he says, adding that such a season will cost the team about...
...intellectual journals like Commentary. Retreating from their former New Deal left-liberalism, political scientists such as Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and social critics such as Commentary editor Norman Podheretz have nurtured and refined the social theory of "ethnic pluralism," an intellectual construct which--along with its pernicious step-child, "reverse discrimination"--they now trot out to the ideological front lines in their wide-ranging battle to halt the progressive advances of the'60s: affirmative action programs for women and minorities and increased federal spending for the poor and disadvantaged...