Word: confrontational
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...authorities. We need a reason to come together. John-Edouard Silva Paris Before Americans shake our heads in wonder or look down our noses at the French for allowing extreme inequality to fester for so long, we should pay attention to what Time said about the French having to confront the widening disparities between those who live in soulless apartment blocks and the rest of the country. As you noted, if those problems aren't addressed, "the rage and resentment ... will continue smoldering." That is also true of certain parts of Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles and any number...
...this and my boyfriend or girlfriend can’t or doesn’t want to see it at all?’” Muslim student Zain Khalid ’08 says that since most Muslim students do not date, they do not have to confront the implications of dating someone from a different faith.Khalid adds that, when it comes to marriage, an interfaith relationship is not a problem as long as the person is a Christian or a Jew, according to Islamic theology.Yet more than theological issues, students say that personal feelings influence them...
...independent’ judicial system is simply an arm of the administration, and an arm of the administration that is out of its mind and out of control.”Geier said that punishments are often too harsh and punitive, and students are not allowed to confront those who file complaints against them.“None of the students understand the process, what goes on there,” he said. “It’s cloaked in secrecy, stocked with attorneys.”—Staff writer David Zhou can be reached...
...can’t we still make the argument that there are at least great questions in ethics which we all should carefully consider? Certainly, the University should not be molding students who think in the same way, especially on moral issues, but it does have a responsibility to confront students with these difficult dilemmas. Our motto today does not carry the explicit moral connotations that it did in 1636 when Harvard was an overtly Christian school, but veritas is useless—if not dangerous—unless it is employed for ethical purposes.Nowadays, it is politically easier...
...progressive leaders hold power is in our cities,” he said. “It’s in the cities where you see progressive innovation flourishing today.” Villaraigosa’s wide-ranging talk focused on the progressive efforts by city lawmakers to confront civic issues, such as education reform, homelessness, and underfunded public transportation. Since a landslide victory last May catapulted Villaraigosa into Los Angeles’ City Hall—and onto the cover of Newsweek—he has levied strong criticism against the city’s teachers unions...