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...admissions standards for whites and for various racial minorities. There is an inconsistency of logic in arguing against the principle of "separate, but equal," as in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, when this was detrimental to minorities, and now, when it ostensibly benefits minorities, fighting to uphold a system of "separate, but equal," standards in admissions to the nation's institutions of higher learning...
...Harvard should work with other universities to establish a system of independent monitoring to uphold this code of conduct...
...best way of doing business, it doesn't matter where it comes from. All durable cultures must uphold honesty, otherwise a society will not survive. If dishonesty is admired, a society must break up. The easiest way to stop corruption is to have the minimum of opportunities for public officers to exercise discretion. So have open rules. One of the most difficult things to establish is a culture hostile to corruption. Once you accept that the policeman can stop you on the road for an alleged traffic violation and you must slip him $2 or $5 to settle...
...confident in our decision and will continue to uphold it. Since Sunday, Campbell has wrongly sent a mass e-mail to our membership (pirating the list he once had access to as a Board member) pleading his case and calling for a proverbial "call to arms." This violation of the Student Handbook is an offense subject to the Ad Board. We hope not to resort to such retaliation, and have since sought counsel from the Dean of Students Office. It saddens us that so much time need be spent on such trivial matters when we should be furthering queer visibility...
...Robertson is dead wrong about the role that atheists play in society. Far from destroying its very foundations, we aim to protect them and to change the society they uphold for the better...