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...only through a personal relationship that we can come to share beliefs. Thus, through our experience with the personality of God, whether it be with His goodness or His justice, we begin to learn the truth about the world and the way to salvation. We learn that we ought to be good and just if we hope to get closer...
...council is still broken and Reform Committee proposals are currently collecting dust. This is bad faith on the part of the council, which promised participants that the council would vote on their suggestions. The council ought once again to turn introspective in order to redeem itself. Taking a lead from the Reform Committee, we have some suggestions about where to start...
...laws of this country, and accordingly those of this state, are not going to change any time soon. Nevertheless, the enforcement of those laws is within the joint discretion of the College and the City of Cambridge. When on-campus alcohol consumption occurs within responsible bounds, the administration ought simply to avert its eyes. Please note that this suggestion has an historical precedent. Former Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 publicly stated during his tenure that the drinking age should be set at 18, and he acted on this conviction by presiding over an enlightened regime...
...took note, they realized two things: they would not see a rash of redemptions that day, and thus did not have to worry about keeping a lot of cash on hand; and many stocks were quite a bit cheaper than they had been a day earlier, so maybe they ought to buy. Something bordering on a buying panic ensued...
...analogy, and only as an analogy, let's pretend the headline stated "Gay Black Students Form New Group." This would inspire more than just a debate over what labels ought to be used for minority students in newspapers. It would be wrong. Obviously, "students of color" is the correct term, since not all the students were black...