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...original headline of the Nov. 23 news article "Fallout of UC Election Colored By Allegations of Misconduct, Internal Dissension, and Incriminating E-mails" incorrectly referred to e-mails sent alleging fraud in the UC election as "libelous." In fact, because libel is a legal standard that requires there to be a provably false statement of fact, the e-mails could not be deemed libelous...
...member of the audience makes a valid point: "You can't really alter an election after the fact. You can't undo this," she says. "All you can do is look back on what went wrong and move forward and reform...
McLeod also implores UC members to take this as an opportunity to fix the Council's flawed system, especially taking advantage of the fact that all eyes are on the UC now. "My glowing successes are my only stakes in this game," she announced...
...sure what that last line means, but can we just point out that maybe the fact that this e-mail could be sent also demonstrates one of the UC's "flaws...
...India, corruption is taken as an unfortunate fact of life even for otherwise law-abiding citizens. For example, ration cards are a lifeline for India's poor, giving them access to subsidized rice, lentils and kerosene. But to get them, you need a birth certificate or proof of residence -something many Indians lack. So, they often pay clerks to issue ration cards without a supporting document. A tea-shop worker in Mumbai told me he bought one for Rs. 5,000 ($111). Meanwhile, the ration card is a step toward a passport. In theory, passports are difficult to get; police...