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Within a span of two weeks during the end of 2009, three of the 13 sets of House Masters announced their resignations, citing a variety of reasons ranging from a heavy workload to a general feeling that this academic year would be an appropriate one to have as their last...
...assume the roles of Jay M. Harris and Cheryl L. Harris, who will be leaving Cabot after seven years as Masters. Jay was named dean of undergraduate education by Hammonds in the summer of 2008, and he also serves as a professor of Jewish studies and chair of the General Education committee. His wife Cheryl is a school psychologist at Sharon High School...
Jordan concluded his talk by saying that there remains a lot of debate in the Christian community, both between denominations and individuals, on issues of same-sex marriage and sexual ethics in general...
Feelings still run deep. Last week, a retired Marine general told the Senate Armed Services Committee that one reason the Dutch military was unable to defend 7,000 innocent Bosnian Muslims from a Serb massacre in Srebrenica in 1995 was that the Netherlands' openly gay troops weakened their military's combat resolve. Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who chairs the panel, declared John Sheehan's claim "totally wrong." And, on Thursday, Gates and Mullen scolded Army Lieut. General Benjamin Mixon for publicly opposing the potential lifting of the ban in a recent letter to the independent Stars and Stripes...
...rules require a senior officer - a general or admiral - to approve the ouster of a serviceman or -woman for being gay. That's at least one rank higher than earlier mandated, and is likely to cut down on the number of such cases. Hearsay will no longer be allowed, and statements about a military member's sexual orientation will have to be given under oath. Furthermore, information given to lawyers, clergy or medical professionals - or in connection with domestic violence - can't be used to oust someone. (See a brief history of gays in the military...