Word: bans
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...anonymity serves a useful function in works of criticism. As Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson '60 illuminated, there is a "long tradition of anonymous publications" which challenge official institutions. The Federalist Papers were, in fact, originally published under the name Publius. The Supreme Court recently declared a ban on anonymous publications for a political campaign unconstitutional. Seen in this light, Fenno becomes one in a long line of writers challenging dominant perceptions through an anonymous voice because of an environment otherwise hostile to criticism...
...just never heeded. Last week, it was announced that the Class of 2001 will be warned against the purchase and use of halogen lamps in spite of the fact that no suitable alternative has been suggested by the administration. Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth Studley Nathans, refusing to outright ban the lights, wrote in an e-mail message, "We will tell entering students that halogen floor lamps pose a potential fire hazard and that students need to use incandescent or fluorescent lamps in freshman dormitories...
...British have criticized the American refusal to be tried in the court of the World Trade Organization (WTO), calling the United States' position "arrogant." In defense, the United States has threatened to invoke "national security" as a justification for its ban on Cuba. This poses a problem for the potential effectiveness of the infant WTO in ensuring free trade practices. (Japan has also invoked "national security" in defense of its inflated rice tariffs.) It would have been much more savvy to avoid resorting to the crutch of national security, but given our contradictory attitude toward the Chinese, we are prevented...
When asked if the FDO decision represents a ban on halogen lighting in the Yard, Nathans would only offer the following response...
...first we thought [the ban] might be a problem, but it's not a major problem...