Word: quickness
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Performed three years ago in the same place, this quick-to-become-a-classic play is once again gracing the stage of the Leverett House Old Library. And it is a production that more than justifies its resurrection...
...faculty issue, though undeniably important, is not the ideal rallying point for campus activists. Student pressure can be only minimally effective at improving the diversity of the Faculty. The multitude of obstacles to remedying Harvard's Faculty woes, notably the dearth of qualified minority Ph.D candidates nationwide, make a quick solution nearly impossible. It is a long-term problem requiring a correspondingly long-term remedy...
...meantime, minority activists should not allow the minority hiring crusade to divert them from other pressing issues--issues which do lend themselves to student pressure on the administration and which are susceptible to quick solutions. Specifically, student activists should demand that Harvard immediately eliminate its explicit policy of giving preference in admissions to children of alumni, or "legacies." Legacy status improves an applicant's chances of getting into Harvard by almost three times...
...ever, though, one Democrat's dream is another's nightmare. Nelson's campaign manager called Chiles' late entry "a quirky thing" and huddled in long meetings, trying to figure out what to do. Meanwhile, fellow Democrats and Republicans were quick to strike, circulating rumors about Chiles' mental stability. Chiles admitted that he has been taking the antidepressant Prozac and that it could become an issue in the race...
Government is the first department to discriminate among potential thesis writers based on grades alone. Although Peterson is quick to note that even students with lower GPAs can petition for special permission to write a thesis, the move met with mixed reviews from undergraduates and graduate thesis advisors...