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...realized as much when it told the University of Illinois in 2005 that it could not host playoff games until Chief Illiniwek was retired. The school complied—until last month’s homecoming parade, where it allowed chief-decorated floats. Since the NCAA’s ultimatum applied only to athletic events, the parade allowed the university to weasel its way out of the restriction. It is outrageous that Illinois is undercutting its official stance by trying to have it both ways. Racism cannot be compromised; it’s one or the other for a reason...
...Jones and Back to the Future series to thrillers like The Sixth Sense and critics' faves Schindler's List and Seabiscuit. Their shared filmography adds up to more than $5 billion at the U.S. box office. This year the Kennedy/Marshall Co. produced the blue-chip franchise flick The Bourne Ultimatum and two ambitious independent films with Oscar buzz, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Persepolis. They're also at work on a some of 2008's most anticipated movies, including the fourth Indiana Jones installment and a Brad Pitt-Cate Blanchett epic romance called The Curious Case of Benjamin...
...McLoughlin ended his meeting with the ultimatum that if the UC refused to end private party funds, the administration would begin its own grant-giving system, adding that such a system has existed in the dean’s office in the past...
...running out quickly and they will not have enough to fund events all semester.On Sunday, the council voted unanimously to allocate $17,000 to allow for 10 weeks of grants. Sundquist said that about 4 percent of UC funds go to private parties. McLoughlin ended his meeting with the ultimatum that if the UC refused to end private party funds, the administration would begin its own grant-giving system, adding that such a system has existed in the dean’s office in the past. Petersen countered that McLoughlin’s proposal would amount...
Anglican bishops met in Tanzania in February to issue an ultimatum to the U.S. church, calling for an end to both the appointment of gay clergy and the approval of same-sex unions. After a six-day meeting in New Orleans, American Episcopalians decided Wednesday that they will "exercise restraint" in doing both actions, but did not announce an end to its liberal position on homosexuality. The Episcopal Church also called for an end to the practice of foreign bishops consecrating Americans...