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...campus. After the student newspaper at Governors State University (GSU) criticized the school’s administration, the dean said the paper had to be approved before publication, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Harvard administrators do not censor student publications, even when administrators are concerned about their content, Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd said yesterday. “There are always one or two high-profile cases every year dealing with freedom of the press or freedom of speech in higher education,” Kidd said. “I do not think...
...that allegedly violate the Fair Housing Act, a federal law that bans housing discrimination. "The laws against discrimination don't change because you add technology," says Stephen Libowsky, an attorney for the group. At issue is whether Craigslist is a publisher, subject to the Fair Housing Act, or a content distributor, which may not be liable for discriminatory ads, according to the Communications Decency Act. Housing-advocacy groups say the definition is crucial, because they think websites should abide by the same standards that newspapers are held to, especially since so much classified advertising is moving online...
...shirts and baseball caps bearing the message “I’ve got a friend in Kazakhstan,” a line from the song, are being sold through another website, and a video is nearly finished and will be uploaded shortly, says Bainton. Details about the content of the video are fuzzy, but rumors have been circulating on the song’s official Facebook group, “The Facebook Song.” Musically, the song bears an uncanny resemblance to Tony Christie’s “The Way to Amarillo...
...with the other main characters or storyline—is to get the audience to cheer when Joey’s wife shoots them. This subplot is just the most egregious example of the hypocritical morality that pervades the movie. “Running Scared” is not content to be just a heavy dose of stomach-turning and improbable (apparently people can rent ice arenas for shoot-outs, who knew?) violence. No, to establish a bona fide hero, it flings young Oleg in harm’s way with abandon to allow Joey to prove what a good...
...reopens at 7 a.m., Eck said. “We will eventually have to create some sort of safety grate so that all of the first-floor rooms are not compromised for security,” she added. But some Lowell residents said yesterday that although they are not content with the time restrictions, they are ultimately happy that the gate is now open. Jeremy R. Steinemann ’08 called the hours “disappointing,” while Erika E. Helbling ’08 said she was willing to put with the restricted hours...