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...Kevorkian said he will work to legalize assisted suicides for the next generation of doctors. He is currently running in Michigan for a seat in the House of Representatives. Kervorkian also spoke at length on what he said he perceived as the dishonesty, lack of discipline, and undercurrent of fear in modern society. Departing from the stated topic of his talk, he compared the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the actions of the Nazis. One audience member said he fundamentally agreed with Kevorkian’s views on civil liberties, in spite of the politically unpopular conclusions that...
...nonthreatening, non-stigmatizing way is essential. While sexual health issues may seem taboo to some students, it is students who are the most “shy” or uncomfortable about sex that are the least likely to seek information should they become sexually active. Students fear stigmatization if they talk about sex, but sex needs to be de-stigmatized in order to be safe. All college students—but particularly freshmen—need to know the facts about sexual health if they are to make well-informed lifestyle choices. Luckily for the Freshmen Dean?...
...Some fear that re-instating last year’s representatives—if only for a month—would give an advantage to incumbents during UC elections. Yet such concerns are outweighed by the importance of having a functional UC through September—one that can address student issues, provide immediate funding to student groups, and adequately represent the student body to the administration...
Whatever the motivation for her suicide, the actress's death has raised fears about a ripple effect. Korea has had the highest rate of suicide among the world's industrialized countries for the past five years. Policy makers and the general public readily admit that mental illness - even a common disorder like depression - is rarely talked about openly in the country. "Koreans are very secretive about psychiatric problems," says Lee Myung Soo, a psychiatrist at the Seoul Metropolitan Mental Health Centre who agrees that one of the main reasons that people won't talk about it here is fear...
Since the establishment of official diplomatic relations in 1979, the United States and the People’s Republic of China have maintained a relatively stable relationship consisting of mutual engagement and careful dialogue. The benefits for both nations have been numerous, but some fear that this relationship constitutes complacency and weakness. For example, a committee chaired by former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz has argued that the American military should prepare for an all-out confrontation by constructing a new national missile defense system specifically targeted at China. For Wolfowitz—one of the chief architects...