Word: whether
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...Justice Department has launched an inquiry at Harvard and more than 60 other colleges and universities nationwide that recasts the battle over the "good old causes." Namely, the government is investigating whether the schools--which include the most prestigious in the country--illegally colluded in business arrangements to set tuitions, salaries and undergraduate financial aid that violate anti-trust laws...
...immediate legal problem can be seen in an analogy to gas stations. Say the stations with the best gas in town all decide on gas prices, and also on the discount they give preferred (even "needy") customers. Further, the practice raises the question of whether the service station owners fix the wages of their attendants, or the price for accessories like windshield wipers. The practice may benefit customers and workers; it may not. But it is clearly illegal...
William P. Alford, who legal scholars characterized yesterday as the leader in the field of Chinese legal studies, would not say whether he will accept Harvard's offer...
...although the fraternity/sorority option does seem like the lesser of two evils at first glance--at least students get to choose to pledge instead of having to hope to be "punched"--newly forming social organizations really should think twice about whether or not they want to bring back to Harvard national organizations wound up in their own elitist pasts...
Delegates from 100 nations will meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, this week to decide whether to declare the giant of beasts an endangered species. Such an action could trigger a global ban on ivory trading, but some countries may not go along, and smuggling will no doubt continue. Only a sharp drop in demand for gleaming white tusks can save the elephant. See ENVIRONMENT...