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...abolition of the Dean’s List and the proposed changes to the academic awards were items “left undone” after the Faculty voted last spring to cap graduation honors and adopt a 4.0 grading scale, Lewis said in the memorandum...
...show, “Will and Grace” has two gay characters, including network primetime’s first gay male lead. Yet, in spite of these advances, the U.S. is one of the few modern, democratic nations that continues to allow the banning of gay and lesbian adoptions. Last May, the United Kingdom officially eliminated its ban, allowing all gay couples to adopt. They follow in the footsteps of four other European nations including Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and the Netherlands. It is about time the United States joined them...
...unfairly discriminates against gay parents, denying them the right to prove their parental credentials in a court of law. No other group of individuals is so openly discriminated against in this process. Even convicted felons who want to adopt are given higher priority...
Another suggestion has been to adopt a policy like that of Dartmouth, where students are required to pay $12 per box for storage. Charging per box would, according to Gingo, serve to “put a value on storage, and might make students reconsider how much they want to store...
...Britain insist that before UN arms inspectors can be sent back to Iraq the Council must adopt tough new inspection terms and authorize an automatic military response if Saddam fails to comply. Russia has been the most vocal opponent of this view, urging immediate resumption of inspections on the basis of existing resolutions. France has supported the principle of a new resolution closing the loopholes, but insists on keeping the authorization of force for a second resolution if the Council itself determines Saddam is not complying. The resolution being demanded by Washington, they say, would effectively cede to the Bush...