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Another major problem with the Core is the arbitrary selection of certain disciplines to constitute the core requirements for a liberal arts education. By designating certain areas of study as more important than others, the Core runs against the grain of a diverse student body, whose members pursue unusual subjects in depth. Forcing students to homogenize through the Core would alter the character of Harvard...
...bill, Mr. Multer writes, "leaves the door open for an official secrets act and unprecedented restrictions on the freedoms of speech and press." Sounds terrible, doesn't it? The only thing is that there is not a grain of truth in the statement. The bill as it passed the Senate contains no new provisions whatever relating to an "official secrets act." The only changes it makes in existing law in this area are liberalizing changes, for instance giving the press a new defense against contempt charges for violating judicial gag orders...
...Michigan Farm Bureau, distributor of the grain, has compensated everyone whose herds exceeded the official tolerance level for PBB. The Farm Bureau is contesting in court all other claims, including those of people who believe PBB has caused them physical harm. The first litigation began over a year ago and has not yet been completed...
Finally, nine months after the initial shipment error, Frederic Halbert, one of the first farmers to receive the tainted grain, had a Master's Degree in chemical engineering, and used his training to pinpoint PBB as the source of his herd's ailments. Halbert, suspecting that his feed grain was impure, sent grain samples to state laboratories. The labs failed to find anything unusual, so he sent samples to labs outside the state, where researchers finally determined that the sample was laced with PBB. The FDA stepped in, setting the maximum level of PBB in cattle at 1 part...
...feed poisoned more than cattle. Cats, rats, earthworms and even flies died on the farm soon after the first PBB grain shipment, Jones said. And it affected his family...