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Turkey has attracted a lot of attention lately thanks to a series of political crises--from armed forays into neighboring Iraq in pursuit of autonomy-seeking Kurdish militants to an atavistic attempt by Turkish prosecutors to ban the country's own ruling party. The political intrigue has created a speed bump--or maybe a stop sign--for an economy that had been striding with determination toward inclusion in the European Union and recharging its ancient trade links with the Middle East...
...most recent draft of the policy does not include anything that supports a ban on hard liquor in room parties...
Dunster co-master Ann Porter confirmed in an interview yesterday that the ban on hard alcohol applies only to House Committee (HoCo) and House-sponsored parties, and that the statement was a “misprint...
That's one reason local officials' response to Martin's death was so transparently silly. For 72 hours, they banned ocean swimming along a 13-mile swath from South Carlsbad State Beach to Torrey Pines State Beach. That's like a ban on leaving your home after a thunderstorm. Actually, statistically speaking the latter ban would make more sense: Your chances of dying after being struck by lightning are 1 in 3 million, about 93 times more likely than dying after an altercation with a shark...
...program, the Business School does maintain a “laptops down” policy, where students are asked not to use their computers or the Internet unless otherwise instructed. The University of Chicago Law School appears to be the only school enforcing such a comprehensive Internet ban, according to Inside Higher Ed. Chicago law students have expressed mixed opinions toward the ban. “There are students who use the Internet as a brief distraction during class and as a way to recharge, and there are other students who find it extremely distracting and welcome the freedom from...