Word: acte
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...radio telescopes in Arizona, easing the heavy burden on existing astronomical observatories. Quite a salutory investment, you might think, wise and forward-looking. That is, unless you believe that a good project facilitated with reprehensible means is unacceptable and constitutes a betrayal of the University's responsibility to act as a moral example...
...Board is, to some extent, a medieval star chamber. The senior adviser who is supposed to act as an advocate for the accused student ends up voting on the outcome of the case. Students are judged not by their peers, but by a panel of administrators and tutors...
...part of the symbol of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP) and other activist organizations, however, it has taken on many other meanings. At Harvard, it is taken to mean the complete acceptance of gays, regardless of one's own moral beliefs. That's what campus gay groups demand, and that's what the ruling ideology at Harvard promulgates...
...decrying even moderate conservatives as fascists and making no place in their world view for us--by demanding that we accept rather than tolerate homosexuals--BGLSA, Queer Nation and their allies have helped make co-existence well-nigh impossible. This weekend, ACT-UP displayed a poster which depicted Pope John Paul II and a condom and asked, "which is a dick and which is a condom?" This is blatantly offensive and deliberately inflammatory. Imagine the outcry if AALARM stooped to such a level...
Meanwhile, De Klerk is not likely to attain full compliance with last week's repeal of the Separate Amenities Act, the 37-year-old law that segregated public facilities such as beaches, swimming pools, parks and libraries. Towns controlled by the right-wing Conservative Party are ready to keep blacks out of their public places under "undesirable visitors" laws. Others will charge blacks up to $200 for library membership and allow entrance to swimming pools only to white season-ticket holders...