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...Mexican-American community. In his final years, he felt insulted by the onslaught of attacks on Mexicans by anti-immigrant bashers. But he stood firm in his belief that we would be strong enough to endure the attacks and would continue to make great contributions to this wonderful nation that he loved. Vaya con Dios, Don Dionicio...
Steven T. Cupps ’09 is a Lowellian concentrating in human evolutionary biology. In his column “Cupps Runneth Over,” he will explore the campus, the nation, and the world with a splash of wit, a drop of wisdom, and a shot straight-up of common sense on alternate Thursdays...
...honors pass/pass/low pass/fail” grading system like those already in place at Stanford and Yale. The change no doubt comes as a relief for incoming 1Ls daunted by the prospect of competition with some of the brightest—and most cutthroat—students in the nation. But beyond merely assuaging freshman fears, the switch to pass/fail promotes the pedagogy and overall mission of the Law School as well. In any academic setting, letter grades have the power to create perverse incentives. Students are discouraged from academic exploration for fear of sullying their pristine GPAs...
...about. Is he talking about American publishers, American writers, American institutions? “That is why the statement has caused such a storm,” Engell added. “It’s like throwing a spark into a gasoline tank. He is accusing a whole nation.” English professor Gordon Teskey, who specializes in English Renaissance poetry, said that Engdahl’s statement misses the fact that literature must grow out of the community in which it is written. “All literature, like wine, is local,” he said...
...committing a new, very memorable gaffe on the campaign trail. Since Obama selected him in late August, he has affronted Ohio voters with disapproving comments about building new coal plants; raised eyebrows by remarking how "attractive" Palin is; made a widely ridiculed remark about President Franklin Roosevelt addressing the nation on television during the 1929 stock market crash (Roosevelt, of course, was not President then, and TV didn't even exist); contradicted his own running mate on the wisdom of the government bailout of AIG; colorfully confronted Obama's stance on gun laws; and objected to his own campaign...