Embattled Ivy
HARVARD'S FACULTY APPROVED A VOTE of no confidence in President Larry Summers last week, following his controversial remarks about why women are underrepresented in the fields of math and science. But that is hardly the only controversy roiling the Ivy League these days. Here are some of the other hot-button issues raising temperatures on campus. --By Jeremy Caplan
CRIMSON CLEANERS After Harvard sophomore Michael Kopko started a business cleaning student dorm rooms, the campus newspaper advocated a boycott, blasting the service as economically divisive. Kopko is persevering, though, with 50 customers so far.
STUDENT BODIES Hamilton College's co-ed streaking team has inspired the formation of a similar squad at Princeton, a school that banned its annual Nude Olympics six years ago.
CLOSE QUARTERS Brown undergrads are fighting for the right of men and women to share rooms on campus. The push is being led by some gays and lesbians seeking to create sexual-tension-free zones by rooming with members of the opposite sex.
FOOTBALL SPOILSPORT Dartmouth fans are kicking up a storm over an admissions dean's letter expressing contempt for college football. Some want him fired. The team's 1-9 season didn't help.
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