Word: harm
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...staff's proposal doesn't correct that situation, and it creates a further problem. While many people view reading period to be too long and superfluous, chopping off a day will cause more harm than good. We all know that professors won't be dissuaded from unnecessarily cramming in extra material and assignments, so losing a day to get the work done only hurts the students. And while we understand the plight of those who have religious conflicts, it doesn't seem like a good trade-off to help 20 and inconvenience...
INNOCENTS CAUGHT IN HARM...
...harm done by "diversity," nee affirmative action, is not to the quality of the students, at least at Harvard. Harvard's black students are capable and self-reliant, and they do not need to be fussed over. The harm is to the morale of the institution, which depends almost entirely on its devotion to academic excellence. As things stand, that devotion is compromised by the desire for diversity--and the extent of the compromise is indicated by the fact that it is not admitted...
...They have also not shown that they would be irreparably harmed if the injunction is not granted nor that any harm the plaintiffs might suffer outweighs the harm to the defendants," he added...
...practice, Chodak avoids either recommending or advising against a PSA test. "My approach," he says, "is informed consent. I tell my patients, 'If you want to see if you have cancer, then take the test. If you want to minimize your risk of undue harm, then don't take the test...