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...move that could signal the beginning of much broader use of Crimson Cash throughout the University, two major library systems have decided to adopt that payment method for photocopying services...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Cash Replaces VendaCards in Libraries | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

...heterosexual couple is that the heterosexual couple can have children. Therefore, the virtue of marriage must lie in its procreative ability. But what, then, is the point of letting a man and a woman marry if one of them is infertile? I suppose this imaginary couple could adopt, but what then of couples who do not want to have kids, who in fact both hate kids and would provide a terrible environment for a child to grow up in? Should marriages such as these be encouraged, too, simply because the couples are heterosexual? Not by the logic that justifies denying...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: Gay Marriage Is Not 'Trendy Relativism' | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

...move that could signal the beginning of much broader use of Crimson Cash throughout the University, two major library systems have decided to adopt that payment method for photocopying services...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Crimson Cash Replaces VendaCards in Libraries | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

...what exactly are they saying? Are they ready to adopt the thunderous moralizing of Bennett? Paint good and bad in bold relief? Is Etzioni prepared to stigmatize divorce? He says yes, but when you press him to define stigma, its meaning grows elusive. Is he saying you should give the cold shoulder to a neighbor who has left his or her family for a new and improved spouse? Should you not invite such people to parties? Well, he's not sure he'd go that far until we've exhausted other avenues. (Let's give those supervows a few more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONVENTION '96: THE FALSE POLITICS OF VALUES | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

...took his case to the school board, and in 1994 it agreed to donate leftovers from all 92 county schools. So far, his Operation Food for Thought has generated nearly 95 tons of food for the hungry. Levitt and his sister Jamie, 17, are lobbying the state legislature to adopt a similar program statewide. "This has made me realize how lucky I am to have food on the table," says Levitt. "There is too much waste...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 2, 1996 | 9/2/1996 | See Source »

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