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...Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case the Court struck down admissions quotas but permitted the use of race as one factor in admissions...
...that contentious, fragmented 5-4 ruling—the major legal precedent for affirmative action in higher education—the Court struck down the University of California Medical School’s strict quota system for minority applicants. But Powell, who cast the decisive vote, defended the use of race in university admissions decisions, citing Harvard’s policies as a model...
After the war, Weller defied a ban by the U. S. government against visiting the Japanese cities that had been struck by atomic bombs...
...traveling abroad was part of the deal he struck with himself in deciding to go to college so close to his hometown of Acton, even if he would not be able to receive academic credit...
...even this Harvard tradition had to bend on Feb. 6, 1978, when the infamous Blizzard of ’78 struck Massachusetts, shutting down the state for nearly a week. The morning after the storm began, The Crimson reported wind gusts of up to 92 miles per hour and snow accumulation of eight to 16 inches. Thousands of residents were evacuated from the coastal towns of Hull, Revere and Winthrop, which faced serious flooding...