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...explanation of why TIME chose to do the story was as insightful an analysis of the situation as I've seen: "This story is not so much about kids seeking glory as it is about grownups not looking and seeing, about people who preferred to sugarcoat rather than confront reality." There's no doubt we are all now looking, but as these tragedies continue, it's obvious that most of us still aren't seeing. ROB DONAHUE Evanston...
Gomes married Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Public Health James L. Nuzzo and his wife and baptized each of their children. Along the way he has encouraged them to look at matters of faith and confront religious questions...
...tenured professors, sexual assault or of broader issues of women's rights around the nation and globe continues to be lacking. Many women's groups on campus also attempt to travel beyond issues of sexual assault and rape on campus to tackle the problems that women across the world confront, from reproductive rights to sweatshop labor...
...wartime execution, a brutality, a kid with a gun--along with an analysis of the tale behind it serves to focus our eyes on things we would prefer to ignore but instead should try to understand. I think it is worth the pain if it forces us to confront the issues of guns and violence and hidden anger in our schools, communities and families...
This story is not so much about kids seeking glory as it is about grownups not looking and seeing, about people who preferred to sugarcoat rather than confront reality. We're likely to get letters from people saying they had to hide the issue from their children. I understand. Some of us may be hiding it from our own little kids as well. But I don't think we should hide the shocking images and stories from ourselves. The concept of a kid in a school cafeteria with a gun is one that should disquiet...