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...marathons for a good cause than engaging them in faith issues. Most Irish people now reject the idea that celibate men should set the rules on birth control. This isn't a specifically Irish problem. And it's a divergence not just on birth control, it's the basic understanding of marriage. I feel you have to reach out to as many as you can, to create a climate in which a culture of fidelity can flourish. The church used to think that obedience to its rules was the way to create that culture. You have to bring people...
Fetching water seems a mundane job--unless you're in the midst of a genocide. In a new online video game at DarfurIsDying.com players take the role of Darfuris and must complete basic tasks. Those who fail to do so learn what fate could befall them at the hands of Janjaweed militias: rape, kidnapping, murder. Susana Ruiz, a University of Southern California student who helped design the game, which is backed by college channel mtvU, hopes it will inspire players to take real-world action by writing President Bush or lobbying schools to divest holdings in firms that operate...
...learned that "my biggest mistake was allowing the dog to dominate in the house." Now Jackson stays off the couch (because he gets attention only when he's on the floor) and calmly waits for the command to go outside before running out the door (thanks to some basic training with the command sit). And although Divenuto's son Marc, 5, is just a few inches taller than the family dog, Jackson even follows the youngster's commands to sit and stay. "There's no democracy in dogdom," says Kilcommons, who preaches that people--not their pets--should always...
...suggested that the best approach to soaring gasoline prices was this: wait. There's no immediate fix available, so let the market work its magic, Rove said. The stratospheric pricing will reduce demand soon enough, and $3-per-gal. gas will be a memory by summer. It's basic economics...
...issue here is more than the UC’s inefficiency; the council’s funding policy is incoherent and inconsistent. The status quo leaves student leaders and UC members alike irritated and confused, and leaves events unfunded for apparently arbitrary reasons. The most basic issue has to do with the content of the UC’s non-discrimination provision itself. Article I, Section 4 of the UC Constitution reads: “The Council shall not discriminate, and shall discourage discrimination on the basis of ancestry, nationality, creed, philosophy, economic disadvantage, physical disability, mental illness or disorders...