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Though Bardwell said that he thinks the fear of being caught and thus risking placement on the blacklist at colleges would deter most would-be application fakers, he suspects that still some others are willing to lie on their college applications...

Author: By Xi Yu and Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: UPDATE: Adam Wheeler Case Raises Questions About Admissions Process | 5/19/2010 | See Source »

...angry with Tiger Woods. Although the baseball event in particular may have yielded some very popular YouTube videos, the police officers involved should not have used such excessive force. In both cases, the response was far harsher than the activity warranted, and Tasers are not an appropriate way to deter fans from illegal behavior...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Crime and Punishment | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

Some have argued that the use of the Taser was justified in the Phillies case because it will deter other fans from engaging in similar behavior. However, just one day after the baseball incident, another Phillies fan ran onto the field, suggesting that the Tasing may have had the opposite effect. In fact, the popularity of the footage from the Phillies incident on YouTube—where the user comments largely poke fun at the incident—is somewhat troubling, since it suggests that the public does not take Tasers as seriously as it should...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Crime and Punishment | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

...Odelia S. Younge ’11 says she ultimately decided such concerns were not enough to deter her from spending a semester studying in Madrid...

Author: By Monica M. Dodge, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Destination: Abroad | 5/6/2010 | See Source »

...addition to having apprehensions about the Ad Board process, many victims’ privacy concerns deter them from bringing cases forward, administrators and specialists...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, Eric P. Newcomer, and Alice E. M. Underwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Victims Stay Silent on Sexual Assault | 4/30/2010 | See Source »

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