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...boycott of an organization because of moral opposition to its policies is a time-tested and effective method of social protest that can often prompt positive change. However, in this case, Harvard’s efforts seem to be myopic and misguided. ROTC is not a company or agency engaging in racist or discriminatory practices for the sake of an exclusionary agenda; nor is it really comparable. ROTC is a bureau of our nation’s military, undertaking the difficult task of building a bridge between the armed forces and the world of academia. ROTC should receive the full...
...should look to our schools as one method by which to take the pressure off of our teenagers when it comes to their sexual development. It is only in this way that we can better change our future and make our children more tolerant, informed and safe. Boston University should rethink its decision and allow the bright and capable students at Boston University Academy the opportunity to come into adulthood with less intolerance, confusion and fear...
...ranging from unwanted touching to rape—must provide “sufficient independent corroboration” or “proof” before the College will launch an investigation. Previously, an investigation would begin after a student submitted a written account of the misconduct. This old method is the way things should be done. And it is the way things are done in the real world and in campuses around the country. When people report crimes, the allegations are investigated, period. Imagine how it would feel to walk into a police station after having your wallet stolen...
...district is making some progress in closing the gap. One effective method: home visits, which foster a relationship between teachers and parents and encourage working together to meet a child's needs. Suggested by a parent in 1998, the program helped boost reading scores in the district's elementary schools 36% and math scores 73% (reading and math scores are still only at the 46th and 59th national percentile, respectively...
Because of his deafness, Kanevsky says, "I considered speech more mathematically and tried to find mathematical patterns rather than acoustic ones." One of his first breakthroughs was to teach computers a new way of picking out individual words in a stream of sound. Kanevsky's mathematical method made it possible for people to talk to ordinary computers without pausing...after...each...word. Derivatives of this algorithm, first published in 1991, are used in many of today's voice-recognition products...