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...Pope Benedict XVI serves only to demonstrate their fanatical bent [Sept. 25]. Had 25 ayatullahs been kidnapped and beheaded, the reaction would not have been greater. While Christianity has taken its rightful share of blame for the Crusades, the Inquisition and crimes against Jews, Islam seems to be exempt from criticism--with a death penalty waiting for those who dare criticize. Today a faith that foments violence in the name of God must be roundly condemned. Admittedly, the slaughter is the work of fanatics and supposedly is not representative of true Islam. But then where is the restraining voice...
...strongly worded statement yesterday. Writing the Spec's headline, a spokesman says that pictures posted on Facebook will be reviewed as part of the investigation: "Facebook is a public thing," Robert Hornsby, a University spokesman, said. "It's on the World Wide Web, and it's not exempt as a resource. ... Students may disagree with that, but they also have a prerogative to take down their Facebook entries."Which, now that the Spec has pointed it out, they probably will. Meanwhile, portions of the New York press thinks this story is interesting enough: the Daily News...
With the possible exception of foreign language, students would not be exempt from any of the new curriculum’s required fields, though they would be able to double-count some courses for concentration credit...
...case, I now needed to fulfill a Literature and Arts C requirement which as an English concentrator, I was previously exempt from. However, none of my five English credits satisfied the advisors at the Core Office. They did not ask for any papers produced in the classes or even syllabi. Those things hardly matter, after all, when, according to their reasoning, the lack of a final exam was a mortal sin for any class wishing to fulfill a Core requirement...
...moment, U.S. and Iraqi soldiers are searching every neighborhood in Baghdad, but have yet to enter the Jaish al Medhi stronghold of Sadr City. The ambassador doesn't think Maliki will make an exception for his political supporter. "The Prime Minister has not said any particular area is exempt," says Khalilzad. "The militias have...