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...suggests that the financial costs of the war promise to remain astronomical for at least another year. And while the disclosed 2005 price tag will no doubt ruffle the feathers of even the staunchest hawks, we do not believe that the fiscally explosive nature of the war in Iraq ought to impact America’s resolve to win the peace there. In our estimation the intangible cost of bowing out early still outstrips the sacrifices necessary for pressing...
...audience responded to the music, swaying and bobbing along. Predictably, the band at first appeared a little tight, still adjusting to the professional stage. With more experience, their stage presence ought to develop naturally. Fans mobbed them as they left the stage after playing...
Although discussions have rightly guided the Harvard College Curricular Review so far, perhaps it is to Montesquieu whom the administration should turn at this stage. History has proven Montesquieu’s emphasis on systems of checks and balances invaluable to America, and we believe the current University administration ought to take to heart the lessons from this country’s founding fathers. While the College—as opposed to the state—will never be governed democratically, the recent revelation that most of the proposals of the curricular review will ultimately be at the unchecked, unbalanced...
Besides ensuring more rigorous discussion of and justification for propositions, Faculty votes help ensure that decision-makers consult the people they ought to consult. And considering the outcry at recent Faculty meetings concerning the level of transparency in the review, we fear that the necessary discussions are not taking place. For example, in March, now-outgoing Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth Studley Nathans told The Crimson that nobody at the Freshman Deans Office had been “consulted” by curricular review committees, which were at the time completing the first phase of the review. Nathans declined to comment...
...very entertaining to have two very spirited people discussing heath care in this country, but I for one would be better benefited by someone coming on and telling me exactly what the state of health care is before we talk about what ought to be done and telling mewhat my real options are,” Westin said...