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Early drafts of the act were specifically pro-Christian. Ultimately, however, its argument was stated in pure civil-libertarian terms: prayers that would be coercive if required of all students during class are protected free speech if they are just one more after-school activity. Nevertheless, recalls Marc Stern, a staff lawyer with the American Jewish Congress, "there was great fear that this would serve as the base for very intrusive and aggressive proselytizing." Accordingly, Stern's group and other organizations challenged the law--only to see it sustained, 8 to 1, by the Supreme Court in 1990. Bill Clinton...
NORTH YARD Mark Stad 3-3851 stad SAC Erik T. Smith 3-3539 etsmith SAC John Burton 3-3694 jaburton FIN Council Treasurer Tim Daskivich 3-3694 daskivic CLC Marc Romanoff 3-3694 romanoff...
...place for this sort of gut reaction. Given the fact that many students here are very bright and strongly intellectual, most people are very quick to pick up on signals and interpret them in one way or another. For instance, if John is strolling through the yard and passes Marc, who he barely knows, looking down at the ground, John quickly surmises that Marc doesn't recognize him or doesn't like him. No matter if it was an intentional brush off, John will decide that he and Marc are not on speaking terms...
There is a good chance that henceforth, the two will probably pass in silence. In their next situation, perhaps John and Marc will recognize each other as they pass by, but both will wonder why the other doesn't say anything, and both will be afraid to say "hi" to the other. Though each will preserve some pride, through the lack of interaction, nobody wins...
With performances including the regrouped 10,000 Maniacs, and the other Paul Simon, Marc Cohn, the EarthFest promises warm music and good cheer. In the past, the show has been held in the panopticon called City Hall--which has been markedly less grassy and more about bricks...