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When a person goes to one of these communities, class distinctions can be apparent immediately, and people in the communities can tell whether or not we are being condescending. None of us likes to be looked down upon, and it would be foolish for us to believe that members of communities with fewer advantages than our own would appreciate condescending treatment or attitudes either. It is important that anyone participating in a service trip remains as humble as possible...
...timing of their flight, or who are simply uninterested, have simply turned to friends or e-mail lists and sought fellow taxi-takers there. While fancy new Web sites and advanced mapping algorithms are lovely, they are, in the case of UC Rides, completely unnecessary and foolish expenditures of UC money. Rather than wasting $1,000 of its operations fund on something that clearly isn’t broken, the UC might instead have considered fixing something that is—updating the existing parts of its own uninspiring Web site. Or funding a worthy initiative that would benefit...
...ends at birth. I believe we have a responsibility to feed the hungry, to provide a good education, a safe neighborhood, health care ... That's why I talk so much about the need for music and art programs in our schools. I know some conservatives think it's foolish, but I just believe it's necessary to build whole, creative individuals...
...perfectly harmless in reasonable quantities, harmful abuse and addiction to gaming is on the rise, which can be certainly destructive to gamers’ lives. It is time that Harvard started publicizing and treating this disease. With all the programs aimed at attacking drug and alcohol abuse, it seems foolish to have none that specifically confront the abuse of video games. Eventually, this will have to be confronted; the choice is ours whether planning occurs now or waits until a crisis reaches our campus...
...does get some kind of an offer,” Kerr says, “it would have to be significant. I know Andre’ and his family hold education in high regard. It would be foolish to give it up for a small contract...