Word: expression
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...months since the Paulin situation was resolved, most professors say that the climate of free speech in the English department has never been stronger. But some still express concern that the relationship circumscribes departmental discourse—that the presence of the partner of such a contentious President creates what one senior professor calls a “chill factor.” Some professors believe that when Summers or his views are the issue, if there is an obstacle to free expression, it may be New’s presence itself...
...statewide smoking ban is unlikely in the near term, because Gov. W. Mitt Romney and other state leaders have yet to express support for such legislation...
Faced with longer check-in lines, lengthy security screening and more airline baggage restrictions, many passengers are sending their bags ahead via luggage-shipping services. Companies such as Luggage Express, Virtual Bellhop, Sports Express and Skycap International will pick up your luggage at your home, office or hotel and deliver it to your destination overnight. A 40-lb. suitcase flown from New York City to Los Angeles costs $98 to $131--less if you can send the bags two or three days before you depart. And if you really aren't in a rush, ship that bag full of dirty...
...attempt to copy the extraordinary success of three-year-old JetBlue Airways, the New York-based carrier that is bucking the industry trend and making money with snazzy marketing, low fares, live TV on board and friendly service. Although Delta, which is expected to quietly shelve Delta Express (its previous attempt at an airline-within-an-airline), claims it is not duplicating any other airline, its marketing firm contacted the same designer who created JetBlue's stylish uniforms about doing the same for it (he declined). The new airline will offer only coach class (like JetBlue), with fares topping...
...faith in the long-term prospects for Arab democracy. "I see positive change reluctantly coming. It may not be as dramatic as taking down the Berlin Wall, but I'd rather have steady, methodical change - gradual democratization. Democratic forces exist, but every time they've had a chance to express themselves fully, they were silenced because of external issues." Foremost among these, says Ibrahim, is the Palestinian question. "At one point the slogan was: 'No voice should be louder than the battle for Palestine.' That permeated the language of discourse of all dictators in the Arab world - Palestine first...