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...taken into custody. But Hashem was soon released and returned to live freely with his family in the northern city of Mosul. In June 2004, however, Hashem was taken into custody by the Iraqi government and put on trial for his role in the Anfal, Saddam's 1988 crackdown on Kurdish rebels that left thousands dead and included the notorious chemical-weapons attack on the town of Halabja. In June 2007, Hashem was sentenced to death, along with Ali Hassan Majid, known as "Chemical...
...College’s recent crackdown on alcohol is causing a ruckus across campus. Since May, the administration has been meeting with student group leaders to inform them of a policy change: Henceforth, if any student needs to visit University Health Services (UHS) after a party hosted by a student group, the leaders of that group are possibly liable and can be disciplined. The policy has been blamed for its unfairness and for discouraging social events on campus...
Regardless, the College is in the midst of a campus-wide crackdown on what it deems excessive drinking. Here, six writers react to the crackdown...
...what’s most vexing about the administration’s crackdown is its manner of interaction with student groups. The College has shown little-to-no interest in learning about the social situations and pressures students actually encounter, and how its policies might affect their circumstances. Instead, its modus operandi is to demand instant, mandatory meetings with group leaders, present them with vague accusations, and refuse to present specific or helpful evidence to deal with the “problem...
...Supposedly a thoughtful and enlightened institution, the College is acting with all the wisdom and grace of a drunken freshman. But worst of all, the crackdown seems to be less about safe drinking than about College’s desire to cover its legal arse...