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...encouraged other parents to write e-mails as well.“I did so with the explicit understanding that these were confidential e-mails that [Fowler-Finn] would not see,” she said. “The breach of trust won’t deter me, but I know it will deter others.”Fowler-Finn, who received a contract extension in January by a 4-3 committee vote, has been at the center of debate among parents and committee members regarding the effectiveness of his administration and the length and nature of his pending...
...transfer program is a fatal blow to students who, for any variety of reasons, have made different educational decisions, such as attending community college or enrolling in a two-year program like Deep Springs College. Given the circumstances in which this decision was made, it may deter many students from applying to transfer to Harvard when the transfer program is reinstated. The lack of consideration and fair treatment of transfer applicants will echo for years to come. Also, eliminating transfer classes for two years will hurt future accepted transfer students. Currently, new transfers are oriented...
...does so inconsistently. Pyongyang sends some for extended stays in the country's horrific prisons. Aid groups and people active in the so-called underground railroad, which tries to move refugees into China and eventually to safety in Seoul, say the executions this week were probably meant to deter those fleeing because food is scarce. To North Koreans, the period just before the spring barley harvest is known as "barley hill." In the past, failure to get over the "hill" has meant death by starvation, particularly during the famine years a decade ago, during which some two million North Koreans...
...American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the sytem, or is it because we really truly belive that this is the best way to deter future crime...
...Many of these philanthropic programs require a certain level of dedication that can deter students from participating...