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...teach religion or attend religious services during the school day. This ruling came in light of AmeriCorps’ policy requiring workers to fulfill 1,700 nonreligious working hours annually. The decision did, however, allow volunteers to work in parochial schools with a court-approved monitoring system. The appeals court reversed this ruling Tuesday, claiming the government is in no way promoting religion and thus AmeriCorps can continue as is. Legally, we disagree with the appeals court. By sending teachers to religious schools, AmeriCorps is entangling the federal government in the practice of religion. While no specific religion or school...
...fact, the film even takes a stab at Orwellian allegory to appeal to mature viewers, presenting scrap metal plants resembling hell, eugenic overtones of destroying the “rusty” robots, and depictions of corporate greed. However, there’s nothing morally provocative or intellectual about the film; it’s just uninteresting to adults and frightening to children. And once one of those emotionally unstable midgets start crying, they...
...Cool, the lackluster sequel to Get Shorty—both based on titular novels written by Elmore Leonard—orbits around the galaxy of popular stars clustered by production company MGM. It would seem that they have strategically selected a performer to appeal to the broadest range of audiences. For every racial and social minority—aging rockers, young R&B and rap fans, ’70s movie fans, gay men, WWF fans/closeted gay men—there are a few good men towards whom they can gravitate...
...social space shared by all that people would really want to spend time in and that would represent a strong alternative to current social options,” Siegel said. “It should be a space that Harvard students can identify with, and it needs to appeal distinctly to undergraduates...
...Hill’s appeal of the Memorial Drive construction works its way through the court system, Harvard officials will continue to meet with residents and city politicians to iron out the disagreements in Kerry Corner. Construction there is still set to begin this spring...