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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...college campus. Currently, universities prefer to deal with most disciplinary matters in-house; 10 colleges in the area signed a legal brief supporting Brandeis in Shaer's case. There is a strong justification for a university disciplining its students in most cases--an institution of higher learning is a distinct community in which certain unique obligations exist between members. In addition, universities ought to have the ability to punish students for infractions of the rules that might not necessarily qualify as a crime in court...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Standing Up for Students | 10/5/2000 | See Source »

...with talk of the Soccer Moms--well-off suburban swing voters who were said to hold the key to the election. Reality is never quite so simple. There was more than one undecided demographic group in the country then, and there's more than one now. Here are five distinct groups that will decide this election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Chasing The Undecided: The Swing Set | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...manager Ed Coon, 66. Coon, speaking in his kitchen, moments before his fate was decided, said he thought it was time to grow the area's job and tax base. Others agreed or trusted Perrier's promises not to proceed if environmental problems arise. But they were in a distinct minority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Nary a Drop for You | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...with talk of the Soccer Moms - well-off suburban swing voters who were said to hold the key to the election. Reality is never quite so simple. There was more than one undecided demographic group in the country then, and there's more than one now. Here are five distinct groups that will decide this election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Swing Set | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...Lazio not only met her debate-night challenge by collecting cease-and-desist pledges from various soft-money donors, but he never demanded reciprocation. And it wasn't just Lazio's impeccable timing that pulled the rug out from under Clinton: The agreement itself puts her at a distinct economic disadvantage - something Lazio may well have considered as he made the issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Hillary's Stumble Leaves War Chest Woes | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

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