Word: disregard
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...Harvard administration and The Crimson's editorial board have defined free speech by fiat with complete disregard for dialogue. If professorial control means no disagreements, then we do not believe our free speech is protected. Had we been asked to leave, we would have. As Harvard students during shopping period, it was our right to attend classes and comment on them. We did not at any point take over the podium or shout over professorial objections. The form our action took was dictated by t he wishes of Mansfield and Visiting Lecturer George F. Will, who have asked that academic...
...student said that smoking is occurring in areas other than Gilbert. "I live in Bingham [Tower] and a while ago, someone decided to disregard the rule and smoke and then burned tons of incense to cover it up," Nyani-Iisha F. Martin '97 said. "It traveled all through the air system. I wish people would abide by the policy they have...
FRANCE A NUCLEAR POWER? THIS MAY BE feasible, there may be credence to it, but to what avail? These tests have been carried out in total disregard for the environment and the hazards posed to the ecosystem. What's more, the impounding of Greenpeace vessels by the French defies international convention. ALNASHIR D. WALJI Nairobi...
...question is why so many otherwise alert and responsible citizens are so ready to accept the notion that police racism and other acts of discrimination are aberrations rather than commonplace occurrences. And how, in the face of such reports, citizens can nevertheless believe that it is time to disregard race as a factor and take a ''color-blind'' approach to social issues. The Fuhrman tapes effectively refute the claim put forward by conservatives, both black and white, that prejudice no longer has much impact on the lives and fortunes of African Americans. Like most black men, I can testify from...
China must be properly contained in view of its relentless expansion attempts in the Asia-Pacific region, its flagrant disregard for human rights and its willingness to export missile technology to irresponsible nuclear wannabes. As Krauthammer points out, "Containment of such a bully must begin early in its career. That means building relations with China's neighbors, starting with Vietnam.'' It is China's jittery neighbors that are most eager to halt the dangerous expansion of this waking giant. Let's cease the failed policy of appeasing Beijing and re-establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, one of the most...