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...myself. Turn that calendar page to January, and all the due dates stare at you coldly: term paper here, writing exercise here, final here. The clock is ticking, so I know it's time to buckle down and spend the days reading, writing and researching, without the benefits of parent-powered laundry services...
Many a valiant parent has buckled under the twin strains of trust vs. responsibility that go with parenting a teen. Coed teen slumber parties bring these concerns into sharp focus. Despite the natural questions that arise (I know--you're wondering if the kids are having sex in the basement), I am convinced that these parties can work. They can be fun, memorable occasions, but only if parents take an extremely active and responsible role...
...CHROMOSOMES The human genome may have dominated the news last year, but mouse geneticists were busy too. They created an artificial mouse chromosome and, for the first time, showed that it could be passed from parent to offspring. If the same holds true in people, inherited genetic diseases may someday be corrected by injecting parents with man-made chromosomes...
...Legal experts say it's still unclear whether colleges can be held liable for failing to help students like Anita Rutnam. A key issue is whether school administrations are expected to act in loco parentis. Unlike a parent-child relationship, "there is no special relationship between university officials and a student that imposes duty (to protect students)," contends Jerry Meek, a Dallas-based malpractice lawyer. Without proving that such a duty to students exists, it will be difficult for any plaintiff to claim successfully that it was breached...
...also want to thank The Crimson staff for providing information about the death which was not available in New York. The Horace Mann Community was led to believe by an unknowing parent that Shira had passed away before the 18th and it was The Crimson that shed light on the difficult situation...