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...young men entering college were allowed to choose their houses, those coming from the same school, or from schools of the same type and from similar early surroundings, would naturally select the same House; and thus there would be a segregation among the Houses on the basis of origin--certainly a most unfortunate one." The House system drifted away from these ideals in the later years of the century, and the present assignment system has largely restored Lowell's vision, with many new dimensions added to each "cross-section" just as they have been added to the College...
...Milosevic] closed down schools," Skrabalo said. "It was the same thing as Apartheid [in South Africa,] just that the origin counted, not the race...
...festival, of German origin, offered events and entertainment for all ages. Teenagers and adults flocked to the arts and crafts stands, while children enjoyed the Moonwalk, the Alligator Slide and puppet shows...
...student is galvanizing a wave of gay rights activism across the U.S., and President Clinton on Monday urged Congress to pass the Federal Hate Crimes Protection act. The legislation adds gender, disability and sexual orientation to current hate-crimes laws covering attacks based on race, color, religion or national origin. National debate will be further fueled by a Supreme Court decision Tuesday to uphold a Cincinnati decision to eliminate discrimination protections for gays and lesbians...
Earlier, Rudenstine had been successful in helping shoot down the Riggs amendment to the Act that would have denied government money to any schools that considered race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin as factors in the college admissions process...