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...across France and Europe reprinted the cartoons in support of the freedom of the press. Four of those cartoons appeared in The Harvard Salient on Feb. 8. In the editor’s note that accompanied the cartoons, Gorton wrote that his decision to republish them was meant to inform readers. “By refusing to run the cartoons, Americans have no idea how ‘offensive’ they are. The ensuing death threats, riots, murders and laying siege to embassies, leave most of us confused and appalled,” he wrote. A coalition of more...
...percent and still more when we raised prices by 20 percent.” Richard B. Freeman, Ascherman professor of economics, said that the study was the most conclusive social labeling experiment done to date. Freeman has also done research on social labeling and its potential to inform consumers’ decisions. “Other social labeling experiments have yielded weak results, and this study builds on them to do the closest to a real lab type experiment we have, and the results are strong,” Freeman wrote in an e-mail. But ABC Carpet and Home...
...rights on the part of students need not lead to a more officious or calcified interaction between students and HUPD. During freshman orientation and every term when students register for courses, the College reminds students of the state’s alcohol policy, voting registration guidelines, and other important information. Such avenues should also be explored to inform students of their rights in potentially legally hazardous situations. When a student opens her door to find a HUPD officer intent on searching the room, she should be aware of her constitutional right to refuse in the absence of a warrant...
...will feel embarrassed when he is abused by his fellow classmates for following an inferior tradition.”Yet, Anu Mandavilli, a spokeswoman for Friends of South Asia, a San Francisco-based peace organization, said teaching issues such as the caste system are necessary to cultivate an informed sixth grader.She said that while all religions should be depicted accurately, educating students about patriarchy and the caste system does not make a textbook anti-Hindu.Mandavilli said the function of learning history is “to inform the present,” and that Hindu children can only be empowered...
...Gross and his senior staff use survey results to “inform our priorities,” he wrote in an e-mail Friday. And, as he indicated in an interview last month, the College has tried to improve the areas that student surveys have shown need work...