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...point, any day, the officers could strike,” Jacobs said. “I think the [security] officers will follow their leadership if it came to a strike...
...need only occasionally scan the Crimson editorial pages to see our overwrought campus political culture in action. To follow up on his banal campaign promises, UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 wrote a February op-ed proposing an e-mail “hotline” to monitor more close the quality of teaching fellows. To record her unwavering advocacy for greater “gender equality,” Dems President Brigit M. Helgen ’08 authored a pair of ho-hum editorials supporting more women in leadership positions. And, most self-serving...
Indeed, perhaps the Harvard of fifty years ago provides a healthier academic and social model for us to follow. A substantive core curriculum ensured undergraduates learned math and read Shakespeare and Plato. Hyper-competitive students moderated themselves through a custom that shunned egoistic ambition. Grade inflation hardly existed, for earning a “Gentleman’s ‘C’” was no mark of shame—indeed, everyone already understood that a Harvard degree meant something...
...were furious that the Defense Secretary had kept them in the dark about the looming scandal. "If the answer is, 'He didn't know much and that's why he didn't tell us,'" said Representative John Spratt, a senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, "then the follow-up question is, 'Why didn't he know much?'" When Rumsfeld fielded questions at a press conference early last week, he still hadn't read the entire Taguba report either...
...impact of the mortar attacks, there is no question that Pappas, a decorated officer, made many serious mistakes in their aftermath. An Army investigation found that he failed to ensure that soldiers under his direct command were properly trained in interrogation procedures; they did not know, understand or follow the protections for prisoners required by the Geneva Convention. Ultimately, however, Pappas was punished for only two violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He lost $8000 in pay and was called upon to testify against subordinates...