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...race in the movie Prefontaine, America’s greatest distance runner tells his girlfriend, “All my life people have told me, ‘You’re too small, Pre. You’re not fast enough, Pre. Give up your foolish dreams, STEVE!’” We know how Pre feels; there are a lot of people and things around here that will get you down, but in the end it doesn’t take much to crush all the haters and have a moderately enjoyable time. Next year, tons...
...sexuality are all about, so they can come to an understanding of why there are rules. How important have the abuse scandals been in driving people away? People's confidence in the church has suffered greatly. Do you think you have the problem under control? You would be very foolish to say you know everything because pedophiles are extremely devious and deliberate in covering their tracks. All I can say is that we are working to establish structures that will reduce the possibility that any church employee can do that. Is there something in the nature of priesthood that attracts...
...also a high school dropout. There was some encouragement for me to leave, but I made the decision. I was too smart for my own good--and too angry. After 10 years of lousy jobs, I dropped back in. My goal now is to help students avoid the foolish mistake I made 17 years ago. Like Sarah Miller in your story, I was worried that I would "look stupid," but I finally worked up the courage to go back. To Sarah I offer this advice: it is not too late to go back to school. There will be times when...
...incentive to cooperate economically because each side has so many bargaining chips that playing bets and threats could bankrupt everyone. Hu’s visit, though largely ceremonial, is an opportunity to reconsider our policies towards China. Experimenting with protectionism is like playing with economic matches—a foolish policy to pursue when global stability is at stake...
...looking at ways to restructure, the UC must not repeat the mistakes of last spring’s direct election vote. Despite the clear interests of its constituents at stake, UC members voted down a proposal to hold direct elections to committees. Instead, they kept the antiquated and foolish election protocol in which House winners with the most votes get first choice in selecting which committee to serve on, leaving those with fewer votes dissatisfied with their roles. Last spring, UC members voted to protect their incumbency advantage rather than allocate candidate slots more efficiently. We hope that this time...