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...were not legal residents. David Cole, a Georgetown University law professor, argues that it is not in the public's interest to "create a permanent caste of uneducated, illiterate people in our society." Gallegly's response: "It's a lot cheaper to return someone to his country of origin than it is to educate...
Nearly 140 years after Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, that message still has remarkably broad appeal. Polls consistently show that nearly half of all Americans reject Darwin's theory of evolution. They prefer to believe, against all scientific evidence, the Old Testament account of how God created the world in seven days...
...teachers who present evolution as if it were a scientific fact. (The measure, which had been expected to pass, was sent back to committee.) Similarly, the school board of Hall County, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, ruled last month that teachers must put forward a variety of theories on the origin of life, not just evolution. Beginning next fall, all biology textbooks in Alabama must have a disclaimer inserted stating that evolution is a "controversial theory" accepted by "some scientists." And school boards in Washington State and Ohio are considering adopting a textbook titled Of Pandas and People, which contains something...
...that such a biased and prejudiced view only serves to undermine the legitimate argument against racism associated with the flag while perpetuating regional rivalries better forgotten. In the Handbook for Students, Harvard says, "Any form of discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs...is contrary to the principles and policies of Harvard University." Does this policy exclude the constant stereotyping of Southern students, or could it be that Harvard still adheres to the same regional rivalry the South is often criticized for? At the very least, I would hope that...
...thread" on the usenet group, harvard.general, students debated the origin of the message and expressed their anger over the posting...