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...behavior. It is worth being extra vigilant about those who have a track record of making statements that offend. And if people commit a crime, they should be charged and convicted. But in getting the balance right between fighting small-minded men and women and protecting freedoms that we hold dear, principles matter. Arguing that some people should not be heard because what they say is abhorrent - and may perhaps one day even limit our freedoms - is to deny them the very rights that we so vigorously seek to protect. If that principle is to mean anything, it needs...
Lenis and Dooley are still wary of the short-term data on Bolivia's descending rates of diarrheal disease; it remains to be seen whether the trend will hold up. But the findings "make a lot of sense, because behavior change like increased hand-washing happens quicker when there is a perceived threat," says Dooley. She says she has not seen similar data regarding a drop in rates of diarrheal or other diseases on an H1N1 timeline from other countries (though at least one news report suggests that increased hand-washing due to H1N1 has led to a sharp reduction...
...doing. I’ve said to a few people: “Well, I’m the person who goes to a fascinating lecture, but what I’m paying attention to is the kind of barrette the lady in row three is using to hold her hair up and when it’s about to fall out.” So again, details, certainly, but it’s not always a gift...
...will hold final clinics for undergraduates tonight in Currier dining hall and next Wednesday in Eliot...
While this intention is laudable, such a practice undermines important rights that we hold dear. First, how would we feel if we were forced to take a vaccine for a disease we do not usually get, but then get sick from the vaccine after the vaccine was intended to prevent sickness in the first place? This policy can implode if we see even minor side effects. Alongside these immediate health concerns, there are larger ideological arguments. How can the government decide what we put in our bodies? And with these mandates, do we open the door for the government...