Word: unfitness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While this scene from "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, Her Lover" might seem unfit to be shown in a Harvard classroom, it is the norm for one of the grizzliest classes offered at Harvard this semester, English 195z: "Cannibals...
...using quotations from Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfied '53 as the appeared in The Crimson. In the flyer, we noted that Mansfield believes that blacks cause grade inflation and that their presence at Harvard is dubious. One might argue that Mansfield's comments about blacks render him unfit to teach, since his biases would prevent him from treating black students fairly or humanely. Mansfield's comments do not offer dialogue with black students or faculty, as many blacks in the government department secretly agree, silent in fear of reprisals. In addition to the 50 or so members...
...custody fight, the Browns would only need to present "clear and convincing evidence" that Simpson is an unfit parent. In the wrongful-death actions that will go to court, the standard of proof is "preponderance of evidence" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt." Also, in a civil suit only nine of the 12 jurors are needed for a favorable verdict, and Simpson could be forced to testify. Predicts Professor Vincent Blasi of Columbia University law school: "There's a considerable chance that the Goldmans and the Browns will recover, given the amount and quality of the evidence." Then again, many...
Hussein Kamel: It never happened. TIME: You have been described as unfit for power by Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, President Saddam's half brother. What was your relationship with...
There was nothing remarkable about the two men who kept coming back for fried chicken at the new KFC outlet in Bangalore. Nothing, that is, until they proved to be undercover agents for city officials, who charged that the chicken they had bought was adulterated, misbranded, unfit for consumption and laced with dangerously high levels of monosodium glutamate--a seasoning that authorities claimed could cause cancer when consumed in large amounts. (Studies conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have found no link between MSG and cancer.) Shaken KFC managers, who denied the charges and pointed out that...