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...said that the investigations--being conducted by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights--are "compliance reviews" to determine whether Harvard and UCLA are adhering to Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. That legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin, and allows the federal government to withdraw some or all funding from institutions found in violation...
Like the snooty appeal of the French Appellation Controllee, the Italian Denominazione di Origine Controllata is meant not only to guarantee origin and authenticity of a product but also to imply that a particular brand is, well, better than other brands. But Italy may be producing too much of a good thing. Originally intended as a guide to superior wines, the DOC stamp of approval now appears on Parmesan cheese, prosciutto crudo, balsamic vinegar and chestnuts, all frequent fare on Italian tables. Among the other items that may soon bear the DOC label: handcrafted ceramics, Neapolitan pasta and pizza...
...orphan, Frances was adopted at 14 months and reared in Larchmont, N.Y. When she was eleven, her father committed suicide after losing all his money in the Depression. Frances felt that her mother, a beauty of German Jewish origin with a keen sense of high fashion, betrayed her by "marrying a bad husband for economic security." A competitive child, she captained the basketball team and edited her high school yearbook. Her mother died when she was 18. To support herself, she went to work as a stock girl, eventually graduating to fashion buyer at Lord & Taylor. When Lear learned that...
...convince the fact finder that, despite the smoke, there is no fire." The court's decision to shift the burden to the employer should make it easier for many employees to win Title VII cases, which also bar job discrimination on the basis of race, religion and national origin...
...march down Memory Lane. Now, saints preserve us, the 50th anniversary of TV itself has arrived -- at least by one measure. On April 20, 1939, RCA formally introduced the modern system of TV broadcasting at the New York World's Fair. One could just as plausibly trace TV's origin back to 1927, when the nation's first experimental TV stations went on the air. Or ahead to the start of regularly scheduled national TV broadcasts, which did not come until after the end of World...