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...Faculty did debate--somewhat--the effects of a one-to-one female ratio, which the administration had predicted as a possible outcome of the merger. Though no Faculty member explicitly opposed the merger--with the exception of what Ford calls a few "curmudgeonly old misogynists"--many professors worried that the push to balance the ratio could force a decrease in the number of male applicants accepted. Reducing the male student body spelled disaster to Pusey who declared at the February Faculty meeting: "Call this male chauvinist if you like. There are many people here who would be unhappy...
Even simple rules like those can be difficult to enforce, though. Lesley, a small teachers' college for women, has trouble enforcing any rules more stringent than those of its larger, laxer neighbor Harvard, Williams says. "Harvard can get away with anything it wants. We're smaller, we can't," she adds. "And yet, if we were way off in the sticks, a lot of our policies would be considered very liberal...
...fifth-seeded Big Green and the fourth-seeded Tigers dropped 2-1 and 4-0 dual matches, respectively, to Harvard this season. Despite the discrepancies in the scores, Princeton and Dartmouth are evenly matched, even though the Big Green's aggressiveness may overpower the Tigers' skillful play. Be prepared for a close, hard-fought match today at 3 p.m. at Soldiers Field...
Although answers to questions concerning how individuals are selected for this program, what will be their course of study, what will they do (if) when they return to South Africa may appear to ameliorate some antagonism toward this program. What President Bok and Bishop Muzorewa don't understand, though, is that history is not on their side. The liberation struggle across Southern Africa 'gains momentum with every new day and each new atrocity committed against freedom by the white-dominated regimes. These regimes and their Western backers can buy time but they cannot buy the hearts and minds...
...Since (Federal Reserve Board chairman) Paul Volcker told us all that we'd have to reduce our standard of living, we're only giving out one piece of candy this year," Galbraith explained. "With Kennedy, though, we'll be back to two," he added...