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...make on a daily basis. A lot of thought goes into our decision to print the name of a student charged with a crime or to run a poll gauging student opinion. But we often do not explain those decisions to you, leaving the impression that we may be deaf to criticism...

Author: By William C. Marra, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Beginning of a Bi-Weekly Dialogue | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...used to be that these tone-deaf moments were used to buttress discrimination claims. Now they are becoming the basis for those claims, according to Marko Mrkonich, managing director of Littler Mendelson, a San Francisco--based law firm that defends management in disputes with employees. "People are saying, 'I just feel really unwelcome,'" he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why The Boss May Treat You Right | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...forum, called out to Kerry after the documentary. “Stop this war, John, grow some balls” the man said. “You can do something, John.” The man was taken out of the forum, but his message did not fall on deaf ears. “I wish that young man who stood up was still here because those of you who know me, know that I don’t shy away from any conversation on any subject,” Kerry said. “I understand the anxiety...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kerry Visits Harvard Amid Some Protests | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

...limb, we get things right. In those instances, we need to make our margin of error as small as humanly possible. Too many in the Bush Administration, alas, did the opposite. They sent far too few troops, were reckless in postinvasion planning and turned a deaf ear to constructive criticism, even from within their own ranks. Their abdication of the moral high ground, by allowing the abuse and torture of military detainees, is repellent. Their incompetence and misjudgments might be forgiven. Their arrogance and obstinacy remain inexcusable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What I Got Wrong About the War | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

That promise is too distant for the very present danger Alvin Chalmers faces. His pleading with detectives Conaway and Bowden in the car on the way to central booking has fallen on deaf ears, so Chalmers takes a new tack, rehearsing what he will probably say on the stand. "I was high when it happened," he says over and over. "I don't remember anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: Looking For A Few Good Snitches | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

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