Word: oughtness
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...Worst . . idea . . .ever’), or on the wickedness of Senior Gift (it’s too late, anyway), or on the University’s blinkered pursuit of cosmetic (i.e. racial) pluralism at the expense of any socio-economic and intellectual diversity—both of which ought to be slightly more important than whether we decide to fund a Committee on Chicano Studies, don’t you think? Just asking...or I would be, if I were writing that kind of column...
...there voted last March to unionize, meaning that their compensation and conditions of employment would be determined by collective bargaining. These undergraduates, who enforce dorm rules, advise students and coordinate events, are demanding a voice in how their job is done and what they get in return. The university ought to welcome them to the bargaining table...
...Castro's inevitable, and perhaps imminent departure from the scene ought to be good news for those in Miami who've fought him for decades, but it also creates something of a crisis for them - as well as for Washington. Right now neither Washington nor Miami have much access to the political dynamic on the island that will play a significant role in shaping post-Castro Cuba. The Varela project caught Castro unawares, but it may have done the same to the Miami leadership. And while the Miami leadership has made maintaining the embargo the centerpiece of their activism, most...
...assumed that honors are something of which all of our students are capable and to which all of them should aspire. We have tended, therefore, to differentiate among students more by the level of honors awarded than by the award of honors per se.” This view ought not to be hastily abandoned in favor of an arbitrary quota on honors; all students who truly excel should receive honors diplomas...
...archdiocese should immediately re-enter negotiations with the victims. In order to pay the $15 to $30 million settlement, the archdiocese ought to cut back on luxuries. It is imperative that the charities, schools and other community programs do not suffer because of the abuses committed by a handful of criminal clergymen...