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...that matter, Harvard isn’t exactly bereft of public and semi-public contexts where kissing is permitted. Your House’s upcoming formal, your friendly neighborhood final clubs, some steamy party in Leverett Towers—you probably don’t think twice about seeing a straight couple making out in those contexts, but would you be so blithe about a queer pairing? Would you wrinkle your nose at two boys? Would you hoot and holler at two girls? Would you squint and stare at a couple whose genders you couldn’t figure...
...always been that way. Up through the 19th century, armies used weapons with ranges limited to hundreds of yards and could therefore witness the ensuing carnage--quite different from Gulf War II, in which incalculable numbers of Iraqi soldiers have died in air bombardments. Even if taking a formal census of the Iraqi dead were possible, it's doubtful the U.S. military would try. Americans got out of the business of counting enemy losses after the Vietnam War. Then, tallying North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties became something of a bureaucratic fetish, and the ludicrous methods often used--counting five...
...throughout the Harvard career. CASAH proposed House-based education at the beginning of the sophomore year, but these programs should be carried on throughout junior and senior years to keep students mindful of this serious issue as concerns about sexual assault change as students go through college. Apart from formal educational sessions, continued public awareness about sexual assault would help reinforce education measures...
Each year, a small number of intrepid students work on architecture and urban studies through special concentrations. I commend these students, for few students would be devoted enough to work without the support of a formal concentration and trek to MIT for studio classes—clearly an essential aspect of any architecture and urban studies program. Just because people can do special concentrations and cross-register for classes does not mean they should have to do so. There are distinct advantages of formal concentrations—tradition, advising, specific courses—and in addition, having a concentration legitimizes...
...American citizen suspected of trying make a “dirty bomb,” was arrested in Chicago almost a year ago on secret evidence and declared an “enemy combatant.” He has yet to see an attorney or appear in court; no formal charges have been brought against...