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Dean Lewis refused to comment on whether Harvard's non-discrimination policy would protect a student in a situation similar to Catalano's, noting that such a situation "has not arisen in practice, at least in the past five years" and that the "factual details about [such a] case… [would] influence how the policies apply." This unwillingness to confirm that Harvard's non-discrimination policy protects students from discrimination based upon belief is, at best, disconcerting. As students we ought not settle for a policy that may or may not protect an individual from being forced to renounce...
...metamorphosis that has marked this season's discussions and dissections of Character. The usual yellow journalism--facts told selectively and with an opinionated bias--has instead become a kind of soft war in which the authors' and commentators' personal feelings about the candidates are given precedence and a slightly factual spin...
Clich: The integrity of the press depends on its keeping a clear line between editorial and factual content. Opinions, like this one, must be carefully labeled and set aside so that the reader may rest assured the rest is fact. Often, it is precisely the guise of unbiased reporting which skews the truth in problematic ways. Currently, though, the average American--watching 30 minutes of evening news each day--will have, as regards the candidates, little truth to skew...
...which could be extended indefinitely to apply to even the most banal of cases and which could set an uncomfortable precedent. How many judges in this country hold medical degrees, majored in psychology, or have a background in forensic science? And yet, judges are called upon daily to evaluate factual material that can include medical records, the mental state of a defendant, or DNA evidence--all of which are probably better understood by an expert in each of those respective fields. Does this mean that those judges are "unequipped" to preside over these cases...
...reasonable degree of confidence, what actually happened," Lewis writes. "One tries to get information, either in writing or in person, from the people who were direct witnesses, but for everyone's benefit, we don't want subcommittee procedures to drag on forever talking to people who have very limited factual information to supply...