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Despite a letter last Tuesday by Dean of the College David Pilbeam, who cited concerns about underage drinking when he ordered the elimination of the party fund, the UC appears to be legislating as if all was business as usual...
...violence amongst teenagers is at a 30-year low, it seems that perhaps politicians should refocus their energies on measures that actually protect children. And yet the suits in D.C. have another agenda. In 2005, Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton, now the likely future Democratic contender for President, drafted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission concerning the “Mature” rating for the popular game, “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” She wanted the rating upgraded to “Adults Only” because of a “silent epidemic?...
...guess that interim Dean of the College David Pilbeam is a puppy-slayer, baby-eater, or someone similarly evil as opposed to what he actually is: a University administrator who takes his job seriously.Poor Pilbeam landed in a hornet’s nest last week, when he posted a letter to the Undergraduate Council (UC) on the College’s Web site announcing his decision to suspend the UC party grant program. Conceived of in 2003 as a means to bolster undergraduate social life, the program dishes out $1,750 weekly to students who wish to host parties...
...many experts disagree, calling into question the focus of biological research in the U.S. - on anthrax and plague instead of, say, drug-resistant tuberculosis or the hepatitis viruses - which may be doing the country a disservice. In a 2005 open letter, organized by Richard H. Ebright, a Rutgers University chemistry professor, 758 American microbiologists complained that NIH priorities favoring research of "high bio-defense significance but low public-heath significance" were misguided and jeopardized public health progress...
...meeting with UC leadership for Tuesday. That meeting was abruptly canceled, and at the time he was originally supposed to meet with representatives of the Council, Pilbeam sent his now-famous missive, which was almost immediately posted on the College’s Web site.Pilbeam’s letter was noteworthy not only for its content but also for its harsh tone. Calling the Party Fund “inherently flawed,” Pilbeam bashed the UC for funding unregulated events where the focus was clearly on drinking and insisted that his decision was final. Pilbeam also warned...