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...U.C.s are meant to serve students in California who meet the academic standards for admission. The U.C.s also must provide a learning environment that fosters diversity, something that almost every university in the United States has identified as vital to the development and education of its students...
There is nothing cute about the 2-in.-long black-and-white beetles. They pose no risk to humans, but their larvae, living just underneath the bark, deny a tree vital nutrients and essentially starve it to death. After finishing with one tree, adult beetles move on to the next, often flying hundreds of feet at a time. Getting rid of the trees is the only way of eradicating the beetle. Since August officials in Chicago have been spraying infested trees with purple and green fluorescent paint, marking them for doom. In the hardest-hit parts...
...report is a good start, with several ideas worth implementing. This will be a long process, but it's vital and long overdue. Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68, who has rightly focused attention on this issue, and the rest of the committee should keep us informed about the progress being made and remember that centralizing the system is the best way to achieve consistently strong advising for every student...
...years old, is already familiar with the campaign for women. A number of its undergraduate programs begun within the last two decades are proving successful in targeting the needs of female undergraduates at the college. Radcliffe's leadership and participation in the efforts of advancing Harvard women is vital...
While the murder of Matthew Shepard is the most horrendous example of hate crime, hate crime legislation is also vital in the prevention of lesser crimes which have the effect of terrorizing whole group of citizens. Surely spray-painted swastikas and burning crosses are far more pernicious than ordinary vandalism...