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Today, such an apologetic defense of First Amendment rights would likely be taken as irony or outright sarcasm. But in 1915, when director D.W. Griffith took on a social, moral, and artistic crusade of propagandistic historical revisionism through film it was taken very, very seriously. So much so that the film grossed $18 million, an extraordinary sum for its time, setting a box office record that remained uncontested until 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs...
...with any dream-perfect scenario, there’s a catch. In an act that raised many Crimson eyebrows, the Big Green cut down their own nets on Saturday night to celebrate a share of the Ivy title. They must beat Harvard to wrest control of that label outright...
...year-old killer to death? Kennedy's argument mirrors his reasoning in a 2002 decision that outlawed death sentences for the mentally retarded. He notes that since 1989 five states have banned capital punishment for juveniles, making the practice illegal in 30 states, including the 12 with an outright ban on executions. Second, Kennedy cites scientific literature showing that, like the retarded, adolescents lack mature judgment and a full appreciation of the consequences of their actions. They are also more vulnerable than adults to peer pressure. Third, Kennedy points out that only seven other countries have executed juvenile offenders since...
...grabs: a share of the Ivy League title for Harvard and an outright championship for the Big Green...
...Dartmouth wins, it will earn an outright title and automatic NCAA tournament bid. If Harvard wins, however, the teams will be Ivy League co-champions and play this weekend for the chance to go to the tournament...