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...Encourage children to be aware of any signs of physical discomfort or pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Sit Right, Study Hard | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

What Hugh P. Liebert has in essence said (Column, Nov. 9) is that Christianity can be used as a legitimate justification for "deep-seated moral qualms about homosexuality" and thus Christian students should not be forced to have gay roommates, for reasons of "potential sexual attraction and its attendant discomfort...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

...sensible policy for several reasons, the best of which is both simple and secular: just as males should not be forced to live with females, straight students should not be forced to live with gays. Potential sexual attraction and its attendant discomfort can make the daily grind of dorm life unbearable...

Author: By Hugh P. Liebert, | Title: Mere Tolerance | 11/9/1999 | See Source »

...1950s and '60s but turned out to be physically harmful and powerfully addictive. Drugs like fen-phen and Redux, which alter the brain's chemistry, had scary side effects. Newer drugs like orlistat and food substitutes like olestra keep fat from entering the body, but they cause serious bowel discomfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Keep Getting Fatter? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...crucial component of the college experience. I dropped out of school, partially because I had a very bad roommate experience my second year. I think the likely result of this policy will be that students will leave or develop alternative living arrangements that allow them to relieve their discomfort. In fact, I suspect that if the issue were researched, it would be found that in almost every situation where there was discomfort and a change request was denied, some arrangement of this sort occurred. You can't force people to live together...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

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