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...School's narrow outlook was exemplified two months ago when a student group urged the school to hire a full-time recruiter for minority students and to institute a mandatory day-long seminar for faculty on eliminating instances of "institutional racism and sexism," like the case study biases. Expressing "sympathy," administrators nonetheless cited "financial considerations" as making the steps impossible. At the same time, the school was well on the way to raising the $5 million it needs to break ground for its new building, scheduled a mere two years after work ended on its current habitat. The "need...
...Right after last weekend's dual meet against Yale University, diving aces PAM STONE and ADRIANA HOLY embarked on a day-long drive to UPenn to dive in a qualifying meet for AIAW Nationals in March. After they got back late Tuesday night, they spent Wednesday recuperating, then left Thursday afternoon for the Ivy League Championships at Brown University. Next weekend doesn't look any more restful--the Crimson aqua squad will send qualifiers to the Easter Championships at Pitt...
...day-long series of rallies and marches, the demonstrators--drawn from groups including the National Anarchists Movement, the Youth International (Yippies) Party and the National Organization of Women (NOW)--protested everything from the return of the draft to the Republican Party's failure to endorse the Equal Rights Amendment...
...combat just that sort of subtle discrimination, a student group has recommended a mandatory day-long seminar for faculty on "institutional racism and sexism." We urge the school to adopt this suggestion--and one that it hire a full-time recruiter for minority students...
Lori A. Forman, who chairs the student affirmative action unit, said she is "surprised with the immediacy" of the move. Her committee had requested student membership last month among its affirmative action demands--which included the hiring of a full-time recruiter for minorities, and a day-long mandatory seminar for faculty on institutional racism and sexism...