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...indecency standards more stringently, radio station owners can hardly be blamed for taking action to avoid fines. In fact, independent radio stations are even more vulnerable to government pressure than huge conglomerates, as they are less able to afford FCC fines. The problem here is government overregulation of radio content, not underregulation of radio ownership. The government should get out of the censorship business and let radio station owners, big and small, bring their listeners what they want to hear...
...place to increase site traffic (surely this is the cause for hundreds of excited emails sent back to proud relatives “look mom, that’s that girl”) At any rate, the degree to which they’ve been able to provide new content on a more or less weekly basis is certainly commendable. They see about 800 unique visitors on the busier days of week, a small but respectable number given that the content is likely to appeal only to those in the College...
...socially conscious causes, but I also feel that it is important to illustrate that often compromises have to be made, and always, such efforts must take place in constant dialogue with more conservative voices. The atmosphere of the class was not conducive to productive debate or discussions of weighty content; rather, it seemed to me, and certainly to my more conservative roommate and fellow student of 1528, as a semester-long serenade to the choir. This is not to say that I did not enjoy the class or that I feel like I walked away at the end of last...
...diverse is misguided. I’ll end with one word of caution—Palmer shouldn’t fall into the trap of the radcons and the ultra-conservatives who group everyone on “the left” together and wholly dismiss them. From the content of Palmer’s class and the nature of Palmer’s response to Kavulla’s challenge, it seems he might...
...used by the ruling party," says the camp commander, who has already received his instructions prior to the next elections. "Our main concern is that we keep this opposition party out of power." After the Panorama program aired in Britain late last month, Zimbabwe's government denounced its content as "lies" and Western propaganda designed to misrepresent the political situation in Zimbabwe. The government said the camps were used to teach youths patriotism, discipline and entrepreneurial skills. "National Youth Service graduates have no record of violent behavior," said a statement from the ministry. "No youth, not even one, has ever...