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...they are not cumulative and are not worth more than any other test administered during the semester. But for students, one crucial detail makes them final—the fact that they will not have to think about these classes upon arriving back in Cambridge. Students are generally in favor of these final exams before reading period. “I think it’s a very neat thing because it’s going to give me the opportunity to have at least one class off my plate over winter break,” said Ryan D. Hughes...
...chosen to adopt this method, but Director of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling Paul J. Barreira is now leading an effort in evaluating the success of these methods. Barreira, who is also an associate professor of psychiatry, said that he has not found enough persuasive evidence in favor of this study to conclude that the University should also adopt this form of screening. “I think that our methods have been successful,” said Barreira. “We have captured a lot of students.” Director of University Health Services (UHS) David...
...voice and a glance over the shoulder. "People are still too frightened to talk about the taboo subjects," Catherine Lim wrote in a lengthy essay published in the Straits Times in May. There is no effective political opposition to the PAP, and few voices prepared to speak out in favor of wider democratic debate. "I think [Lee] taught us fear," says theater director Ong Keng Sen. Lim argues that the stress on order and discipline, arguably essential to an earlier stage of Singapore's development, may harm it now. "A model of governance that has no place for political openness...
...human embryos. Did this controversy deepen public mistrust of stem-cell research in general? The purpose of therapeutic cloning is not to clone human beings. Therapeutic cloning is used to create cells for curing patients with degenerative diseases without immune system rejection. I believe that the public is in favor of therapeutic cloning...
Hong Kong is headed for political gridlock after a huge rally on Dec. 4 in favor of greater democracy for the city. The unexpectedly big turnout?250,000 claimed by the organizers, 63,000 by the authorities?has hardened the positions of both the pro-democracy camp and the Chinese leadership in Beijing. The democrats are emboldened, and more determined than ever to push for "universal suffrage": a Chief Executive chosen by the people and not a narrow electoral college; and for a fully elected legislature, not the mixed bag of members currently chosen by either popular vote or professional...