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...gesture, will throw himself a birthday bash of czarist proportions. To help produce a suitable invitation, he called upon such Puffy pals as Oprah Winfrey, CHRIS ROCK, Ben Stiller, ELLEN DEGENERES, SAMMY SOSA, Magic Johnson, Tommy Hilfiger, Will Smith, MARIAH CAREY and many others who no doubt saw the merit in assisting one of the decade's most successful music producers. The eclectic ensemble vamped for a videotape sent to Puffy's illustrious invites, revealing the party's date, time, suitable attire (fabulous, natch) and the number for an answering machine that would record RSVPs. The otherwise talkative talent...
...Teachers take a shred of truth--in Gardner's case, that students have different aptitudes and learning styles--and manipulate it into the absurd, so that students build boats instead of reading and writing about European settlers. These education theorists have replaced knowledge with process, phonics with whole language, merit with relevance and rigor with self-esteem. As a teacher who plans to retire soon, I shudder to think what the future holds for our youth if these college-of-education charlatans continue to reign. JOHANNA HAVER Phoenix, Ariz...
Professors disagree on the reasons for affirmative action. Some say it is fair to give the disadvantaged an equal chance and that diversity is beneficial--while others argue it is contrary to the ideals of equality and individual merit...
After Knowles receives this complaint, he isrequired to forward it to the elected members ofthe Docket Committee of the Faculty. According tothe guidelines, this group is empowered to dismissthe complaint if it is deemed to be without merit...
...definitely see some merit in making sure people feel comfortable where they are," says Kathleen, E. Campbell '00, a first-floor prefect in Greenough. "But I don't think that necessarily means plac- ing people in ethnic or interest-basedhomogeneous groups...