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...this weekend will be vital to what kind of battle is waged at Harvard Stadium tomorrow. If Cornell comes out like it did against Towson, it should be a competitive game. But two weeks ago, Yale pummeled the Big Red 50-23 in Ithaca, N.Y.—needless to say, the powerful Crimson offense will have a field day if Cornell comes out flat...
...significant distinction between high school broadsheets and college newspapers. College papers are more sophisticated, and certainly more important than their high school counterparts. The reporters and editors are adults, and it’s time they started learning how to be real journalists, not just mouthpieces for the administration. Needless to say, the precedent set by the Seventh Circuit Court will have a broad impact on the rights of the student press on university campuses. The court should guarantee First Amendment protections for college newspapers...
...also feel compelled to challenge Harvard’s assessment of how many students will voluntarily sign up for cable service. This campus is a world leader in needless luxury expenses. Cars are purchased to drive from the Quad to the Yard. Many people will pay other students to wash their clothes. Were cable available, my neighbors on the third floor of Quincy might subscribe just to spare themselves the agony of listening to me try to install DirecTV in my dorm room. It’s hard to put a price on avoiding the haunting screams of violent anger...
...better part of the last three years, Theodore L. “Teddy” Wright ’04 has cast off his shoes, one of the more universal, though apparently needless, trappings of modern life. Teddy has become somewhat of a spectacle to many on campus as he walks from his room in Kirkland to class, takes his meals in the dining hall and even works out at the MAC—all without shoes...
...over the previous year. Car accidents have become the leading cause of mortality among people aged 15-24. Some fear that France's younger generations may prove even more reckless than their elders. "French drivers suffer from a veritable culture of irresponsibility and egotism that causes thousands of needless deaths and injuries each year," laments Jacques Robin, vice president of the League Against Road Violence. "It takes political courage and will to police and punish dangerous driving. It happens elsewhere, yet no French government has risked angering drivers by making enforcement of laws on roads and in courts a priority...