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...institution which teaches the tenets and faith of any church." In 1971 the court strengthened that position further when it ruled in Lemon v. Kurtzman that the state could not reimburse private religious schools for the costs of teaching secular subjects. Chief Justice Warren Burger set forth a stiff tripartite test for legitimate government aid. There must be a secular purpose; the principal effect must neither advance nor limit religion; nothing done should foster "an excessive government entanglement with religion...
...Crimson's diverse array of recruits will also face stiff competition from last season's NCAA-experienced starters...
...Crimson's diverse array of recruits will also face stiff competition from last season's NCAA-experienced starters...
Until recently, Kennedy's style had been stiff-necked in the extreme. So far, Stanford has offered to return $1.35 million to the government. Kennedy scoffed at resignation in interviews during Stanford's spring commencement. But six weeks of consultations and soul-searching convinced him of the folly of such a stubborn posture. As David Hamburg, a Stanford trustee and president of the Carnegie Corporation, put it, "He decided as a sort of symbol of the troubles, he'd better step aside, even though he loved the position and the university...
...share with friends. Neither has a taste for fancy clothes, expensive cars or other such trappings of success. In fact, Sayles regularly travels to New York City and back by bus, often writing on a lined yellow pad while waiting in the station for his ride. Just another working stiff on his commute...