Word: unjust
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...careers, consumerism and fashion, is keenly aware of black heritage subjects, carries a great deal of Third World news and has its own photographic morgue. Its generally gentlemanly tone contrasts with a helter-skelter makeup that suggests all the news that fits, it prints. Says Murphy: "An editorial on unjust hiring policies doesn't create the same excitement as marches and barking dogs in Birmingham, but we will continue to focus on important problems-housing, education, jobs, voting." The Afro has one of the sharpest of young black editors, Raymond Boone, 38, who has brought sophistication and verve...
...pleased to read Peter Ferrara's essay in yesterday's Crimson and surprised that you were objective enough to print it. There are many of us in the Harvard community who feel that affirmative action is an unjust, racist and sexist practice and I would like to thank Mr. Ferrara for speaking out on our behalf. It is all too easy to let oneself be intimidated by the moralistic self-righteousness of minority-group spokesmen who angrily contend that affirmative action is the only way to end supposed biases in school admission and hiring policies. Clearly, affirmative action...
...hired for jobs or admitted to schools with their racial, sexual or ethnic backgrounds as a key reason for selection. As a result, other people lose school or job opportunities because they are from the wrong race, sex or minority group. Such quota programs are inherently racist and unjust...
...RECENT SUNDAY afternoon about 150 students gathered in Harvard Yard to express their support for affirmative action and its attendant quota systems. During the course of the rally one dissenter stood alone. Howard Jonahs '78 held a sign proclaiming "Affirmative Action is Unjust" on one side and "Hire on Merit" on the other. Although Jonahs says he received threats and taunts from members of the crowd, he surely represented a much larger segment of the Harvard community than was apparent that day. Even more important, Howard Jonahs was right...
Throughout last Sunday's demonstration for affirmative action, Howard S. Jones '78 stood impassively, never joining the rest of the crowd sprawled on the grass. He remained alone, holding up a sign that read, "Affirmative action is unjust" on one side, and "Hire on merit" on the other...