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...Tawalbe. A week later--by which time Tawalbe's name was known throughout the Arab world--his family dug out his body and that of another fighter who died with him. The bodies had been so badly mangled by the falling masonry that the burial party could not distinguish one from the other; they were interred together in Jenin's Martyrs' Cemetery. A few days later, posters of Tawalbe labeled GENERAL OF THE MARTYRS appeared all over the camp, and children marched along the alleys chanting his name...
Honors are meant to distinguish between those students who are merely good and those who consistently have done work of the highest quality. The Staff’s tepid criticism of the Faculty’s proposal does not grasp the central purpose of honors and allows far too many students to earn them. Unlike grades, which can measure work on an absolute scale, honors are by necessity comparative. Although it is difficult to make comparisons between those who concentrate in history and literature and those who study physics, the Faculty continues to abdicate its responsibility for separating...
...activism will produce top-down change by electing candidates dedicated to youth concerns: the environment, clean elections, the future of social welfare programs. Combining community volunteerism with political engagement will solve both local and national problems more effectively than either tactic could alone. Economic dynamism and vigorous community service distinguish the Millennial generation. Apathy is not a Millennial characteristic. Instead of lamenting the selfishness and cynicism of young people, politicians and pundits must entice them into political service by demonstrating the power of laws to effect social change. Corporate advertisers target youth to secure future customers. Lawmakers must similarly focus...
...forces. Deuba appears untroubled by such stories. "We will listen carefully to the complaints and, if there are any mistakes, we will improve," he says. "But maintaining human rights while trying to control terror is not an easy job. The army is not superhuman and is not able to distinguish perfectly who is and who is not a terrorist. Sometimes there will be mistakes...
...Fridays. At midnight I don't even rush to grab the remote. Not until 12:20 a.m. do I turn on the set. The colors are blinding, the fast cuts almost nauseating. I tune into E!'s Wild on the Adriatic, and everything seems nonsensical; I can't distinguish pixilated breasts from pixilated buttocks. I am a caveman...