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Over the course of this year’s campaign, my grandparents—despite their unfortunate racist inclinations—were particularly happy with Barack Obama, then candidate and now President-elect. For them, his appeal didn’t lie with his denunciation of the war in Iraq, his plan for universal healthcare, or even his promise to reinvigorate the economy. Rather, it was his stance on the Armenian Genocide, of which my grandparents were victims, that won them over: “America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian Genocide and responds forcefully...
...integrity of character, a spirit of unselfishness, respect for others potential for leadership, and physical vigor,” according to the scholarship’s Web site. Snider, a resident of Friendswood, Texas and a senior in Mather House, is studying biological anthropology. She said her particular interests lie in the interactions between cultural beliefs and scientific and medical practice. According to Snider, how “social cultural beliefs and institutions interact with biology to shape human perception of illness, medical treatments, and medical practices that occur within a particular society” interest her the most. Snider...
...pound mammals trapped without relief inside iron crates seven feet long and 22 inches wide. They chew maniacally on bars and chains, as foraging animals will do when denied straw, or engage in stereotypical nest-building with the straw that isn’t there, or else just lie there like broken beings. The spirit of the place would be familiar to police who raided [a puppy mill] only instead of 350 tortured animals, [there are] millions—and the law prohibits none...
...establishment of an endowed position will ensure the continuation of such projects, Lie said. The Cornwell scientist, Lie said, “will be protected from the ups and downs that many departments suffer from...
...With the inevitability of his career’s conclusion, Ajayi has no qualms about his course and looks forward to the challenges that lie ahead...