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While we make no judgments on the content of Finkelstein’s speech or the “Elena” posters, it is important to defend the right of individuals on a university campus to speak without fear of malicious attacks, censorship, or unconstructive interruptions. This University is not well served when some try to silence debate. Rather, it is through substantial debate that new and different ideas can be expressed, and the community can learn as a whole...
...members.“They got grades from us, individual members of the faculty helped them out, and they occupied Harvard space,” Vagts said of the 1981 Review. In late March, the faculty committee released its report, stating that although faculty members are “content with the abstract principles of better representation for minorities, [there are] better ways to accomplish the same objectives.”Within a month, and in light of the concerns expressed by faculty and alumni, the Review voted to postpone the implementation of its affirmative action program if the faculty...
...where does that leave Yoplait, which thus far has sat on the sidelines of the organic and probiotics trends? Analysts say it could buy its way in. The obvious target would be Horizon, the No. 2 brand in organic dairy products. But Waldron appears content to enjoy Yoplait's spot as the nation's No. 1 brand. He would say only that he is watching for the day when "emerging yogurt segments will have more mass appeal...
...that some girls reply "third," they're in stitches again. You do sometimes reply honestly, says Sophie; other times a girl will feel "creeped out" and stop texting. Or she might flirt a little: "how far have u gone. ill tell u if u tell me." Irrespective of the content of a text, the girls say, it's exciting to receive one. "It's like an adrenaline rush," says Kathleen, "unless it's from your mum." One of the great advantages of texting, boys say, is that it lets them avoid all contact with girls' parents. Exchanges happen late...
...critics rushing to its defense. Their gallantry was sweet but ill-conceived, for this lame satire is both a parody of emotional emptiness and an excruciating example of it. Such was the desperation of critics to manufacture a cause d'estime, in a festival short on both controversy and content. It's best to see this session as a holding action between Cannes '05, when Caché, A History of Violence, Sin City, Once You're Born and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada lent their luster to a generally strong slate, and Cannes '07, when the world's largest...