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...changed. Immigrants and ethnic-studies programs are now in the spotlight, and I wonder, what are ninth graders in Arizona and around the country thinking today when they look at the goings on in that state? It is almost incomprehensible that in America today the state of Arizona would ban children in high school from taking classes that allow them to learn about the history of specific people groups. What’s next on the banning list? Well, it could conceivably be anything that ruffles Mr. Horne’s feathers. The governor has also recently released a statement...
...number of episodes of The Office you've watched is more than the number of lectures you've attended, or if despite the ban on parties you still managed to make it to Stillman last night, or if your big achievement of the weekend is watching Betty White on SNL, you might need a study guide...
Fear of Islamic culture is encapsulated also in the Europe-wide debate over the veil. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has promised to push ahead with a ban on the full veil, and Belgium has become the first European nation to hold a successful vote on the subject. A concerted effort has been made to tie the debate over Islamic dress to women’s rights within Muslim society. Politicians repeatedly invoke the need to “liberate women,” while some left-wing members of parliament have gone so far as to label the burqa...
While the ban ended early yesterday after Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced that water flowing through the pipes was now safe to drink, some of Harvard’s schools felt lingering effects throughout...
Massachusetts General Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, would not lift its ban on tap water use before staff members had flushed the system, according to a memo sent to staff members this morning. Ensuring the safety of patients was the hospital’s primary concern, the memo said...