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...presentation—his priorities for reform in American education. Summers urged changes in many of the areas he focused on while president, such as socioeconomic diversity, faculty-student interaction and education in the life sciences, and also suggested that institutions commit more to “active learning.” His warning against the “large podium, small chair” mode of teaching, which he deemed “about the worst way to convey information so that it will be remembered and acted...
...Under police interrogation, Tess and Bryan, interviewed separately, gave conflicting stories. Jailed since Feb. 28, Tess and Bryan have been charged as adults. He has been charged with first-degree murder and is under suicide watch. She has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and with evidence tampering. They will enter pleas following an arraignment in May. Meanwhile, their MySpace pages remain active. Tess's page lists more than 1100 comments, both pro and con, a little world of sympathy and condemnation. "Killing ur mom is one thing but leaving her in the f-----g trunk...
Like many who see so much of our world falling prey to violence and depravity, Lamont University Professor and Nobel Prize-winner Amartya L. Sen is searching for an explanation for how otherwise rational people can turn against their neighbors and commit heinous acts of cruelty.In “Identity and Violence,” his latest book, Sen argues that “violence is fomented by the imposition of singular and belligerent identities on gullible people.” Using historical examples and a personable style, Sen creates a simple yet powerful discourse on individual choice and identity...
...been able to do anything with it, so that’s when we wrote the script.”According to Snyder, the 2005 opening of “Sin City,” also based on a graphic novel by Miller, helped to convince studio officials to commit to the project. “It was the success of ‘Sin City,’ once it came out, that really probably helped to motivate the studio to say, ‘You know what, that’s cool.’ I also, though...
...either (but that’s another topic altogether). My blockmates’ “homophobia” wouldn’t be funny if there weren’t actually nutcases out there—or in here—who do want to commit violent acts against gay people; more importantly, though, it wouldn’t be funny if there weren’t people who for some reason feel these “Safe Space” stickers do anything to further tolerance. Because we’ve already established that homophobia is idiotic...