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...Ramadan [Nov. 27.]. Neuhaus noted that, in a letter to the Pope, 38 Islamic authorities explained that that "jihad ? means struggle, and specifically struggle in the way of God. This struggle may take many forms, including the use of force." Instead of trying to teach Westerners how to approach Islam, perhaps Islamic authorities should formulate a statement against violence in the name of God. Alfredo Formiga Lisbon Defining Europe Tariq Ramadan listed "mutual re-spect of human rights, basic freedoms, rule of law and democracy" as values common to Christianity and Islam [Nov. 27]. But instead of claiming that...
...most frustrating thing about this issue is how far removed from reality the UC frontrunners were during last week’s UC debates. The approach to increasing diversity has been pretty much the same. Offer money for information sessions; educate people about how to run a campaign; get more freshmen to run. These methods have been tried before, and will do absolutely nothing to remedy a problem that has already become a part of the institutional culture...
Others sweat their way to tenure only to take the opposite approach. These faculty write less, and teach more. In terms of academic output, they do what they must to satisfy their departments, but their focus is on their teaching those who will succeed them...
...chains dismiss the notion of a retail slugfest. But it is clear that each chain is borrowing a page from the other's business model. For example, 22 of the 25 stores that Penney opened in the third quarter were situated in very Kohl's-like locales, a different approach for the mall-based Penney. Myron (Mike) Ullman, the former Macy's honcho who is now CEO of JCPenney, bristles at the comparison. "Let me point out that James Cash Penney opened his first store in 1902, off-mall. This is not new for us," he says. "Kohl...
...tactical gradualist. "If you want to cook a frog, you can't just throw it into boiling water," he says. "If you do that, it just flies out of the pot. You have to start with cold water and turn up the heat slowly." Despite their differences in approach, Mo quickly accepted a request by Gao's brother to serve as Gao's defense attorney. However, Mo says he has been denied access to his client on the premise that the case involves state secrets. Last week, he adds, the judges who will hear the case told him that...