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Although such a policy may strike most as excessive and is certainly without precedent at most colleges around the nation, Fitzsimmons contends that it is necessary because students at Harvard are “first and foremost, here to get an education while also educating their peers.” In other words, without the “broken leg” test Harvard would be violating its stated objective of rejecting one-dimensional applicants. Luckily for some athletes, the wisdom of the “broken leg” test panned...
First and foremost, the Bush administration must focus its energies and efforts on bringing the war in Afghanistan to a swift and successful conclusion. Unless Muslim coalition members explicitly threaten to withdraw their support as a result of continued fighting during Ramadan, military activities in Afghanistan should continue as dictated by our objectives. In the case that such a threat is made, President Bush and his advisors must carefully weigh any strategic changes against the consequences of a defection by Muslim allies. For the time being, however, fighting during Ramadan will have to be a part of the war against...
...Shut up! I consider myself an entertainer—music, acting, everything. But definitely my foremost love is music, and it will definitely never be in the back seat. It might seem like that now, but I’m always thinking about N’Sync and what we’re going to be doing next. But I’ll still do other projects in the film industry...
Terrorism, on the other hand, is marked by groups acting outside of the purview of law and targeting innocent civilians first and foremost. There is a clear difference between a man who voices anti-Palestinian sentiments and one who masterminds a suicide bombing that takes the lives of Israeli children waiting at a bus stop or eating in a pizzeria. This is not to say that the extreme right in Israel is justified in its views or that figures like Ze’evi are benign. Some of his statements are, in fact, deeply horrific. However, the clash of diverse...
First and foremost, home football games are the centerpiece of any marching band. Attendance should be mandatory. Having a 50 percent participation rate at home games is simply inexcusable. It means that there’s no continuity in the band, no one knows who will show up on any given game day and, sure enough, the routines look awful...