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...sure, we applaud that HUDS has become (ostensibly) more responsive to student concerns—if that is what they’ve done. Dining is an area of college life where what students want ought to take precedence over almost all other matters. Unfortunately, it is far from clear that students in any sense want this change. Given that HUDS’ evidence is limited to vague responses to broad survey questions, the assumption that the switch to generic brands would be doing students a favor is probably a bit hasty...
Saving the Big Cats I applaud TIME for its cover story [Aug. 23] on the vulnerable status of big cats (lions, tigers, snow leopards, cheetahs and others). Human overpopulation, hunting, poverty and ignorance?along with the horrendous practice of buying and selling animal parts?have proved to be obstacles too tough to overcome, even for creatures as magnificent as the big cats you pictured. Every solution mentioned by the scientists and conservationists is worth trying. We owe these animals our best efforts. Gillian Beach Cieri West Palm Beach...
...applaud time for its cover story [Aug. 23] on the vulnerable status of big cats (lions, tigers, snow leopards, cheetahs and others)--surely one of the saddest legacies of today's world. Human overpopulation, hunting, poverty and ignorance--along with the horrendous practice of buying and selling animal parts--have proved to be obstacles too tough to overcome, even for creatures as magnificent as the big cats you pictured. Every solution mentioned by the scientists and conservationists is worth trying. We owe these animals our best efforts. GILLIAN BEACH CIERI West Palm Beach...
Saving the Big Cats I applaud time for its cover story [Aug. 23] on the vulnerable status of big cats (lions, tigers, snow leopards, cheetahs and others) - surely one of the saddest legacies of today's world. Human overpopulation, hunting, poverty and ignorance - along with the horrendous practice of buying and selling animal parts - have proved to be obstacles too tough to overcome, even for creatures as magnificent as the big cats you pictured. Every solution mentioned by the scientists and conservationists is worth trying. We owe these animals our best efforts. Gillian Beach Cieri West Palm Beach, Florida...
...asking them to vote for me." Whatever his motives for applying coarse sandpaper to his reputation, Cameron is now likely to lose his marginal Sydney seat of Parramatta. The garrulous pants man may have believed he was doing the right thing by setting the record straight. But did anyone applaud the candidate's candor? No - on the contrary, reporters in Canberra immediately ran with further details of Cameron's private life, unleashing stories they'd been sitting on for years...