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What is new in the bill is the idea of criminalizing the online transmission of words and images that may fall short of the Supreme Court tests of obscenity (lacking literary merit, violating community standards, etc.), but that someone, somewhere in cyberspace might find offensive...
...groups highlighted three controversial elements of the Finance Committee process: the emphasis it places on benefits to Harvard undergraduates, the stipulation that consideration be merit-blind and the council's requirement that groups spend the money they are given in the semester it is allocated...
...While the probes involve a tiny fraction of the nation's 250,000 401(k) plans, they have revealed a disturbing pattern. "We have been surprised at both the number of complaints and the percentage that have been substantiated," Labor Secretary Robert Reich said last week. Investigators have found merit in 401(k) complaints at twice the normal rate for Labor Department inquiries. Often the money has been diverted for the most venal purposes. "Some companies," notes Assistant Labor Secretary Olena Berg, "have been using the money for hunting trips and lavish life-styles" for their officers...
...case you were expecting to read about moshing techniques, here's a quick diving primer. Diving events make up three of the 22 categories in an intercollegiate swimming competition. The one-meter dive, three-meter dive, and the 10-meter dive are each evaluated by judges for artistic merit and degree of difficulty. After the highest and lowest marks are thrown out (no need to worry about that nasty East German judge), a composite score is calculated for each diver based on the above criteria and the competitor with the highest total wins the event, thereby earning points...
Marriah Star approaches the difficult issues of cultural identity and academic merit with characteristic sensitivity and introspection ("Leaving History Behind," Editorial, Nov. 13). His well-thought-out arguments in turn cut to the very essence of the matter and explore its subtle connotations. His call for a focus on good periods of history, while ignoring the "had parts," is a brilliant solution for the problem of recurring loose ends in our society...