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...world if the plan is not vigorously applied there. The treatment strategy, known as DOTS -- Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course -- simply instructs medical workers, teachers and others to observe TB patients more closely in order to prevent them from terminating their treatment plans prematurely. WHO officials estimate that full adoption of DOTS could slash the number of TB cases in Eastern Europe by half over the next decade and save up to 10 million lives. Furthermore, the organization said most countries could adopt the method at little additional cost to existing treatment strategies. Normally, TB medications must be taken...
...discrimination puts the University in a very difficult position in dealing with applicants and potentially also with the Office of Civil Rights. This mistake is not a legal technicality--the University takes its nondiscriminatory stance in hiring very seriously, and I am shocked that PBHA would want to adopt such a discriminatory hiring practice. But that is not the point of mentioning this example: had Dean Kidd reviewed this letter, she would instantly have pointed out this problem. Given her experience and professional expertise, she could have explained the difficulties with PBHA's thinking and articulation. By insisting on Dean...
When asked what exactly those demands are, it seems ALANA does not know. Harvard students should adopt the same spirit. Dartboard would like to propose a sit-in here at Harvard. Let's do our part in the fight against The Man. Protests...
...political correctness have again crossed into the realm of the absurd. I respect the right of individuals to perceive themselves however they please but do not believe that such self-perceptions need form the basis for a minority group that must be explicitly protected. By urging the University to adopt a legal policy towards individuals who wish to transcend their physical characteristics in forming identity, the UC is leading the way into both intellectually and practically convuluted territory. The Council would spend its time more effectively addressing issues such as section sizes and core reform...
...continue to believe that the abuse of alcohol and the serving of minors are the causes of many disciplinary problems. We once again remind the graduate officers to the clubs of their own legal responsibility for the operation of the clubs, and call on each club to adopt the measures we have recommended in the past...