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...also acknowledges that passage of the academic standards in his committee was almost tantamount to NCAA approval, estimating a 90 percent membership overlap between the two national groups...
...issued a curt statement on Monday that Lavelle was "terminated today at the request of the President." Gorsuch fired several of Lavelle's top aides and put an armed guard in front of her office to prevent her from removing files. "I felt my resignation would be tantamount to admitting I had something to hide," says a still feisty Lavelle. "I certainly do not." For her part, Gorsuch said she was troubled by Lavelle's "reluctance to enforce" the program. "I don't view the business community as our major constituency. I view the American people...
...colleges follow through on hinted offers and provide their own aid to students rendered ineligible for federal assistance. While schools that do so--one that has come forward is Swarthmore--are to be lauded, a highly unfair situation will result if, for non-registrants, applying to certain schools becomes tantamount to turning oneself...
...Redgrave identified herself with this political stance enough to injure her credibility as an artist or make her artistic appearances tantamount to political statements? Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra apparently thought to last April, when they threatened to refuse to play in a performance of Stravincky's operaoratoria "Oedipus Rex" if the actress narrated the piece as scheduled. After receiving repeated warnings, both from musicians and board members who criticized her engagement as "provocative" and "insensitive," and from outside lobby groups, the management cancelled the concert, citing safety hazards to participants. Last Friday, Redgrave announced that she will...
...they had prevented a "much greater loss of life" from taking place. As Jews around the world called for a commission of inquiry that would probe the massacre and attempt to fix the blame for what happened, Begin refused to budge. To conduct an inquiry, he argued, would be tantamount to a confession of guilt...