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...larger problem is that this specific example of retooling a classic show is just one of many paternalistic changes starting to take over children’s media and culture. Before producers and writers start presenting all-positive programming to youth, they should consider the fact that the world these children will enter will contain some negative realities in it. Young people must be prepared to identify and react to these experiences...
...regression lines, we forget that each of these cases represents a taxing situation for young mother and child—whether intended or accidental. So whether or not this report stands up to statistical scrutiny, it seems prudent to consider how best to address its purported consequence: a larger group of Massachusetts children born to young mothers. The causes behind teen pregnancy are endemic and self-perpetuating; they must be confronted as such, not as peripheral elements of a broader trouble. A complex problem demands a complex response. The Globe article notes that the teen birth rate among Massachusetts Hispanics...
...jobs, writing theses, and cultivating relationships), the opportunity for privacy is fundamental for reflection and development. At this point, changes in housing go from being a matter of convenience to a matter of mental health. Obviously, students cannot be denied housing, so something must be done to accommodate larger classes. This burden, however, is not being distributed evenly. It is difficult to justify cramming some seniors into doubles in certain houses while students are essentially promised “singles for life” in Mather and the Quad. Furthermore, if the College is concerned about space, it should look...
...behalf of the House administration for making the decision without consulting Winthrop residents.“You deserve the full back story, and the opportunity to discuss this with us, and to have a say in deciding the new housing policy,” Rosen wrote. Rosen cited a larger-than-anticipated sophomore and junior class as the underlying reasons for the current housing crunch.The e-mail outlined two alternatives to the plan presented in the earlier e-mail, but emphasized that all three options would require “major tradeoffs.”The current plan will spread...
Fournier’s prepared words for the dinner crowd probed a larger topic: the groundswell for social change as the United States transitions from an industrial economy to one of the “info-tech?...