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...review committee has suggested that in deciding a case, and when voting, a Board member must be “sufficiently persuaded” that a student has violated a rule of the faculty. This is intended to increase transparency and make clear that cases are decided based on a previously agreed standard. At the same time, to help document a case, and to help assure fairness, students involved in disciplinary cases will be asked to submit to the Board a list of relevant information...
...Board is sometimes used as a threat when local sanctions might be more effective. For example, if a student propped her door, it could be handled within the House and would not require the Board. Hammonds has also committed to making the sequence of events for cases more clear, whether through flow charts or through revised and simplified guides. Across the College, there is a commitment to assuring that students and faculty understand the process and the rationale for the Board...
...common thread: Despite individual taste, the universal ingredient for a better world can ultimately be none other than inspiration. A life of meaning necessitates a diverse diet, encompassing everything from compassion, freedom, and activism to innovation, pragmatism, and perseverance. And lest we forget, nothing is complete without the crystal clear twinkle of the finest wine: le vin de Joie de Vivre...
Perhaps this analysis shows too much relish for successful violence and underestimates the power of goodness. I do not want to be dismissive of “American values.” But, again, what are they? It seems clear that both rule of law and strong executive power are American values because both are settled in our attitudes. Our country favors “due process” in almost everything and believes in the rule of law even to the point of excessive legalism. But we are also a “can do” country that...
...diplomatic wrangling over Cuba's OAS membership, it's not at all clear that the island nation has any real interest in rejoining the organization. Cuban President Raúl Castro and his brother, former President Fidel Castro, insist they won't accept any conditions. "We do not wish to be part of" the OAS, Fidel wrote this month, calling its criticism of Cuba's human-rights record "pure garbage." What the OAS should decide in San Pedro Sula, he added, "is to expel the U.S. and start from scratch with a new organization that will defend the interests...