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Advocates of the military and all its actions are quick to play the patriotism card and invoke the tragedies of last Sept. 11. But true patriotism is not about flag-waving and blind support of the military. Patriotism means standing for the principles this country is supposed to stand for—equal opportunities, civil liberties and freedom to dissent from the ruling government...
Ironically, Harvard’s Handbook for Students takes a purportedly strong stand against sexual violence and warns of serious consequences for any student found responsible for such misconduct. Yet, beginning this fall, the corroboration rule will enable the College to turn a blind eye to sexual violence...
...have jumped since then: according to ins records, in 2001 more than 19,000 children from other countries--a figure that has tripled over the past five years--were adopted into American families. And since legislation passed in 1995 dictating that adoption from the foster-care system be color-blind, interest in transracial adoption has also boomed...
...TALK ABOUT RACE You may be blind to your child's differentness, but the rest of the world isn't. Talk about race, and acknowledge any difficulties your child may be having, even if he doesn't bring them...
...horses works '60s, '70s and '80s R. and B. into its repertoire. Sounds like a scheme contrived to attract boomers who want to tell their friends they like old Southern musicians but who don't actually want to listen to an album of old Southern songs. But the Blind Boys freshen up classics like the Impressions' People Get Ready, masterfully riffing off of familiar melodies. They don't nail every song--their take on Prince's The Cross is stiff--but their honey-and-gravel voices are never predictable. They're always hunting for--and finding--the perfect note...