Word: whites
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...saying that the cuisine at Harvard shows a complete lack of diversity. We seem to be doing fine in the grain department-indeed, choosing whether to toast a bagel, a muffin, white bread or multi-grain has left us chasing the shuttle on many early morns. And the spectrum of vegetables isn't poorly represented either-imagine, butternut squash and snow peas on the same night...
...originally encountered opposition to her place on the SJC bench when she was nominated as an associate in 1996. Some said then-Governor William F. Weld '66 should have nominated a African-American judge for the seat, since the Massachusetts bench had until that time been occupied entirely by white males, with only one exception. But many pointed to her stance on racial matters; prior to immigrating to the U.S., she was active in anti-apartheid matters in her native South Africa. And so despite her detractors, Marshall became the second woman ever to sit on the SJC bench...
...white male in a Utah or Colorado county can expect to live 20 years longer than a black male in Washington, D.C.--or 14 years longer than a white male in the Bronx, New York...
Killar found similar success as he fought to a sixth place finish in his first trip to Nationals. He came out striking fast, easily winning his first two. In the quarterfinals, however, Killar lost, 12-11, to Kirk White of Boise State. Killar battled back with wins against Sean Morgan of Oregon and No. 6 Mark Samples of Edinboro. He lost his next two but already had qualified for All-American status...
...Leader Trent Lott was hoping the question would be posed when he rushed the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to a vote in the Senate last week. And with both sides conceding the treaty lacked the votes to pass, senators were negotiating Wednesday to reschedule next Tuesday's vote. "The White House was confident that given a normal legislative process with weeks of hearings and plenty of advance warning, it could muster the votes to win this one," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "On the other hand, Senator Lott knew he could hold the line against the treaty...