Word: thursdays
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...faculty members--many of whom on Thursday had sharply criticized the selection--gave Clark a "warm and sustained round of applause," Bok said in an interview yesterday...
When left-leaning law professors learned Thursday that Bok had chosen Clark--known for his vocal attacks on radical scholarship--they were unusually critical in their comments. One professor called the appointment a "disaster," and another said Bok was "out of touch" with the faculty...
During the 10-month search, professors and students had often urged that Bok choose a moderate candidate who could unite the Law School's hostile political factions. On Thursday, members of the committee said they had told Bok that Clark would be the "most polarizing" of the candidates under consideration...
...while members of a faculty search committee said Thursday that Bok seemed to ignore their reservations about Clark, Bok said yesterday he had considered their recommendations and did not feel the choice defied the faculty committee's opinions...
However, beneath the "kinder, gentler" rhetoric that prevailed in the president's Thursday night address lies a budget whose priorities seem out of whack. While the Bush budget completely freezes spending on many existing economic programs, it allows for an increase in defense spending to keep pace with inflation...