Word: behaviorism
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...group on campus—called the administration sponsorship “inappropriate.” “I don’t see why Harvard is promoting the ‘Hooking Up’ talk, because I don’t think it encourages the safest behavior,” she said before last night’s event. Grizzle and Kinsella both said they did not plan to attend Madison’s talk. Madison said she believes that a person’s choice to abstain is a personal decision. Responding to the pro-abstinence...
...changing those sort of attitudes may take more than just a fare increase. "You cannot expect these people to change overnight," concedes Rakesh Agarwal, a spokesman for NyayaBhoomi. "We realize that now. This behavior is ingrained into their DNA." Enforcing regulations might help, but the Delhi transport authority seems less than enthusiastic about policing faulty meters and following up complaints about rude drivers. According to the Hindustan Times newspaper there are currently more than 71,000 complaints pending against "errant auto drivers", more than the total number of auto rickshaws in all of Delhi. Last year authorities inspected fewer than...
...women-misbehave at their peril." I'm not sure exactly how women these days are "misbehaving," but I am sure that there are countless successful, powerful women who would be incensed by your characterization. Nowak in no way represents average, hardworking women, and for your writer to use her behavior as an excuse to demean women is just plain wrong. Just take a look at the way our male politicians are behaving, and tell me that they are not the ones misbehaving at their peril. Katie McGuire Danville, California...
...looking for an explanation of the wild behavior of financial markets in recent days, this failure to get a grip on risk is as good a one as any. Many analysts attributed the mini-panic that began in Shanghai to a sudden change in investor "risk appetite." But why now? What suddenly made everybody see the future as riskier...
...desirable” look. All the more damning are reports suggesting that thin, blond DZ sisters from the nearby Indiana University chapter were imported for recruiting events to replace the 23 evicted sisters. American universities should not tolerate this sort of flagrant and anachronistic behavior from any campus-affiliated organization. We are not so naïve as to suggest that discrimination based on popularity, pedigree, or looks could ever be completely stamped out at college social organizations. Many such organizations across the country, including some at Harvard, pick their members in part based on such criteria. But the vast...