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...often falls by the wayside. For this reason, we found it extremely heartening when the Black Students Association (BSA) began its campaign to pressure Gov. Deval Patrick ’78 to devote more attention and resources to youth violence in Boston, and to develop a comprehensive plan to curb its recent rise...
...curb these policies, Feinstein and Schumer offer a solution: The Senate should pass a law explicitly outlawing waterboarding. By proposing such a law, the two Senators make two foolish assumptions...
...empty bacterial cell and replicate itself thereafter. Synthetic Genomics has already filed for a patent on their “biological invention.” Scientists believe that they will soon be able to create “designer genomes,” promising synthetic bacteria that could curb global warming by breaking down atmospheric carbon dioxide or ease global energy needs by producing nonpolluting renewable fuel. However, synbio research currently faces widespread concerns of ethics and safety. On the ethical front, the synbio debate closely mirrors those of the last few decades. While initially, some may be nervous that...
...moniker for the student lending industry. Prompted by the year-long crusade against this $85 billion per year industry led by New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, the Department of Education issued new rules last week to prevent such illicit practices. While these federal regulations will help curb financial abuses by lenders and universities, they are not as stringent as many state statutes, and offer far too many loopholes for lenders to exploit.Cuomo’s investigation revealed many practices in the student loan industry that are at best questionable and at worst illegal. Most alarmingly...
...later, Wesleyan College announced that it will curb its issuance of loans, moving all students of families with incomes below $40,000 to grant-only packages and reducing the size of loans in aid packages to families with incomes higher than that number. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...