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...against itself.To be sure, applicants who have, in fact, overcome some sort of adversity or obstacle as a result of their sexual orientation, should be recognized for doing so—just like applicants who have overcome other forms of adversity. Ultimately, however, because being gay is a personal matter, more so than being black or being Native American, a blanket affirmative action policy for gay students would oversimplify a complex issue highly dependent upon individual circumstance.This page has a history of supporting diversity. We firmly believe that cultivating a multi-racial, multi-faith, generally inclusive student body from...
...towards global citizenship in a fast-changing and complex world. I look forward to student and faculty discussion in the weeks ahead, but in the meantime let me advance five reasons I think “reason and faith” is a great idea for general education no matter what your field of study, future profession, or creed...
...it’s because of what I’ve seen happen here—a player commits a crime, faces a bit of legal trouble, or even breaks an undisclosed team rule that nobody outside the football program knows about—and they miss time, no matter what...
...doesn’t matter if it’s the team captain, the starting quarterback, or a wide receiver low on the depth chart...
...undergraduates’ anti-UC sentiment seems to have hardly dampened, and many students have already called for the UC fee to be partially refunded. For some, it is a matter of deception: the 2004 fee hike was presented as a way to fund more student groups and more campus-wide events organized by the CLC. With CLC dissolved, they argue that the UC neither needs nor has a right to the money. For others, any UC fee is absurd: students should choose themselves which student groups receive their $75 and leave SAC to haggle with Dean of the College...