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...This is a unique time in that the Office for Sustainability, a very important office right up there with the president’s office, wants to hear what students have...
...Court is in Session," you state that the court "will hear testimony in coming weeks" in a wide variety of cases [The World, Oct. 20]. You should know better. The Supreme Court hears oral argument on legal issues only. Any testimony--which is defined as fact- based information offered under oath or through documents--takes place in the trial court. By the time a case reaches the Supreme Court, only legal matters are at issue. You should 'fess up to your mistake or, as we judges like to say, issue an erratum (yes, we do make mistakes) in your next...
Many from the primarily foreign audience were particularly excited to hear Dukakis speak so close to Election...
...homosexuals in the city and to increase awareness of gay rights. Several group members suggested incorporating GLBT-friendly books into school reading lists, renovating gay dance bars and clubs, and advocating for GLBT residents who experience discrimination in health care. “It’s interesting to hear about this lack of visibility,” Sarah P. Nasser, a lesbian MIT graduate student who attended the meeting out of personal and academic interest. “There are complaints everywhere, even in such a safe community as Cambridge.” The meeting opened with remarks from...
...hero, statesmen, four-term senator—not look presidential? Despite preconceptions, McCain managed to pull off exactly that. Before the debate, McCain claimed he would “whip [Obama’s] you-know-what.” This is an odd thing to hear from a candidate who criticized Obama’s promise to meet with foreign leaders without pre-conditions by proclaiming, “You don’t say that out loud.” Similarly, Mr. McCain, “whip his you-know-what” is not something that...