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House Masters and tutors agree across the board that amorous relationships between students and tutors are strictly forbidden. Kirkland House Master Tom C. Conley notes that the policy is one of the basic premises in the contract for every tutor hired...
...This in effect placed two questions before the voter in a single question, something illegal in several of the states. Voters in some states who wished only to establish their understanding of “marriage” may have unwittingly—and unwillingly—denied the basic civil rights enjoyed by straight couples to gay couples. Furthermore, because these referenda affected state constitutions, judicial review by state courts to salvage those rights may be impossible...
...basic fact is that most of the information is just plain wrong,” said Franklin Steen, director of computer services for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “We were very puzzled...
...basic view of Conant today is pretty favorable. The Harvard administration continues to put forth that view while ignoring the actual trend,” said Norwood, who claimed that Conant “was not just silent” towards anti-Semitism, but “actively collaborated in it.” Norwood said Conant refused to hire many Jewish professors and insisted that Harvard maintain friendly ties with German universities, despite knowing their curricula had been modified to support Nazi beliefs...
...some very serious conflict between the agenda of [a potential presidential] ticket and the agenda he's got to carry as the only African American in the Senate," says Walters. Says Rush, who has not fully forgiven Obama's audacious run against him: "In my community, the basic desire is to get a black into the Senate. Once he gets in, we can nudge him along on the path that might be less comfortable...