Word: asking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mike Liebman (keyboards), Dave Fisher '02 (bass), Jeff Rakofsky (drums) and Sara Zelle '03 (vocals). The tight ensemble work, sharp guitar playing and Zelle's stunning vocals brought life to the songs. Zelle's voice was both plaintive and powerful, injecting passion into lyrics such as "Baby, don't ask me to carry your weight" (from "I'm Here," the opening song). The band also played a superb arrangement of U2's "With or Without You," with Liebman's piano work creating a haunting backdrop to Zelle's growling, husky vocals. True, the band could have done with more stage...
...hours after drunkenly celebrating the anniversary of our nation's independence, Glover bludgeoned Winchell to death solely on the basis of Winchell's suspected homosexuality. Although a jury found Glover guilty of premeditated murder, the greater implications of this case reflect the failure of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy towards homosexual service members...
...Army refuses to comment on how its own "don't ask, don't tell" policy could have led to this heinous crime. Witnesses at Glover's trial testified to the harassment Winchell encountered on a daily basis because of his suspected homosexuality. His platoon sergeant described him as "walking around down in the dumps." Perhaps Winchell would be alive and well today if the armed forces were not so vaguely opposed to openly homosexual servicepeople...
...impact their ability to fight. Yet servicepeople are protected by both federal law and military regulations from discrimination based upon these differences. This confusing double standard about characteristics that do not impact an individual's ability to serve is one of the most obvious defects in the "don't ask, don't tell" policy...
Although the "don't ask, don't tell" policy allows homosexuals to enter into the armed forces, their service is contingent on their ability to keep their sexual orientation under wraps. Their military success is directly dependent on their ability to be dishonest...