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Even if we ignore the question of student control and autonomy, what kind of statement is the administration making about our school if they must resort to forced randomization of legal adults to create the type of diverse atmosphere they are seeking? Although the University's vision of diversity is problematic in and of itself--and I will address it momentarily--there is no guarantee that randomization is the way to achieve it. A quick look at our own Harvard experience reveals that forced housing is not a particularly efficacious means of fostering meaningful diversity. All first-years are randomly...
...lives will provide the road map to voters and scribblers for years to come. Bob Dole of Russell, Kansas, grew up with a strong family in the kind of small town that Bill Clinton pretends to come from. The Man from Hope actually grew up in Hot Springs, a resort town of healing waters and racetracks and churches built on gambling money. Both had powerhouse working mothers--Virginia Kelley was a nurse anesthetist; Bina Dole sold sewing machines door to door--though Virginia had far less luck or judgment than Bina in choosing men. Mrs. Dole would not have married...
...Biloxi, a once sleepy, now casino-bedecked resort, Grey preaches at the imposing, white-columned First Presbyterian Church. "I'm here to recruit fighters! He's your enlistment sergeant!" Grey announces, pointing to the Rev. James Richter. Richter has seen two recent suicides and several bankruptcies due to gambling. "A lot of roads have gotten paved," he says. "Personally, I'd rather have a few more potholes and a few more lives intact...
...Local restaurants are often squeezed out by cheap in-house casino eateries. Atlantic City, New Jersey, lost about a third of its retail businesses after casinos moved in and former customers gambled away their discretionary dollars. In South Dakota, when slot machines were legalized to revive the Black Hills resort of Deadwood, the three car dealerships, the hardware store, the clothing shop and the local Taco Bell all converted into mini-casinos--a more lucrative business, gutting the town's retail base...
...assembly plants. The effect of the strike has spread beyond GM, as the company has halted steel and engine shipments. Caterpillar Inc., which makes engines for GM, said it will temporarily lay off 115 workers. President Clinton, meanwhile, told a Louisiana radio station that it was too early to resort to federal mediation to settle the strike. The main issue in dispute is outsourcing -- the production of parts by outside parts or companies. The union fears this would cost jobs, while GM argues it is necessary in order to remain competitive. The company currently outsources about 30 percent...