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...emerged as a forceful advocate of vouchers. Others back Rod Paige, superintendent of schools in Houston. Or Joyce Ladner, a sociologist at the Brookings Institution, whose idea of reviving orphanages to rescue kids from dysfunctional homes was appropriated by Gingrich. The big question is whether Bush would be wise enough to add independent-minded blacks of that caliber to his inner circle or would he succumb to the old Republican habit of stacking his government with second raters and Uncle Toms...
...Urging kids to take a breather appears to be both welcome and wise, but surely telling kids to plan their time off to this extent could be more than a little counterproductive. After all, could there would be nothing worse than a generation of kids who pad their resumes with "just the right amount" of down time? And, I'd imagine, nothing worse for admission officers than essay after essay about a relaxing and enlightening year off spent conducting mineralogical research in Zimbabwe...
...some cautious analysis. "We are pleased by the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the mandate of the Florida Supreme Court... This means that the partial manual system created yesterday by the FSC will not now proceed." As for why, Baker went on to quote the suddenly wise minority that had tried to save his candidate from the hand counts Friday, and tossed in some "changing the rules in the middle of the game" shots at the ruling Florida four. But Baker wouldn't go any further - he'd had had the rug pulled out from under...
Consequently, Harvard students would be wise to follow in the footsteps of their Tufts counterparts and demand an administrative statement clarifying the University non-discrimination policy and affirming that it protects individuals from discrimination based upon belief. The rights of students and the atmosphere of tolerance on which this University prides itself are too important to wait and see if our current policy is in fact strong enough...
...Swimming-wise, three was the magic number for the Crimson on Saturday. The 200 medley relay of Im, Grant, Kyle Egan and Waters tied with Wisconsin for third with a time of 1:29.42. Oren took third in the 400 individual medley in 3:53.35 and Im placed third in the 100 backstroke, finishing...