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Representatives from Ray and Associates, the consulting firm hired to conduct the national search, presided over the discussions, which were held in various locations across the city...
...Steven Wise, a Boston-based animal lawyer who taught the course in its first year, embraced this approach. Historically, we have held a mindset that “animals are property, and property has no rights,” Wise stated bluntly, arguing that animals were designated as property in an age of scientific illiteracy. Now that modern science is revealing animals’ cognitive and emotional abilities, Wise thinks it’s time for a new legal status for animals...
...Somebody needs to go to jail. The American people have been cheated enough this century by individuals who shirked both their responsibilities and consequences. No one has been held accountable for faulty WMD intelligence or for the politicization of U.S. prosecutors, to name just a few scandals. Now a group of individuals has wrecked the economy and with it the global security of the United States. Undoubtedly, some people broke the law, and the time and effort should be expended to make sure they face the consequences...
...outdone, two other rookies got in on the domination, with freshman epee fencer Noam Mills and classmate and sabre fencer Caroline Vloka both going undefeated on the night. While neither the epee nor the sabre could boast quite as strong a depth chart or performance as the foil, they held their own. The epee posted the stronger of the two performances, as the top two fencers in Mills and senior Maria Larsson overwhelmed the competition. The sabre had the 9-0 performance from Vloka, but struggled with its youth.“On the women’s side...
...midst of a week devoted to stopping violence against women, organizers came together last night for a more academic approach. “Nature vs. Nurture: A Panel Discussion on the Origins of Male Violence” was held in front of about sixty men and women last night to accompany the white ribbon campaign. Among them, in jacket and tie, were over a dozen members of the Phoenix final club. “Those of you who have done work with male violence know the nature versus nurture argument comes up all the time. But it?...