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...emphasized the University’s commitment to “fostering respect, civility, and rational discourse,” in the event of war. However, Summers said he anticipated legislation such as the USA PATRIOT Act to challenge the University’s values of openness and trust...
Later in the meeting, Kirby resumed discussion of the PATRIOT Act, citing two recent letters to the Faculty on the ways the new rules will affect the University...
Over time, though, it could be the hassle and expense of adapting to ever changing regulations that drives customers to Protegent's door. Even before the federal Patriot Act took effect last April, for example, Broker Audit was ready to handle new anti-money-laundering tracking requirements (like watching out for unusual wire transfers in and out of brokerage accounts). Coming up: tracking of unnecessarily high mutual-fund commissions, based on selling inappropriate types of shares to certain investors--a measure that will be required by the National Association of Securities Dealers later this year. So many opportunities for mischief...
...Patriot staff members revel in their role as provocateurs. "The average person probably disagrees with some of the content," concedes current editor in chief Steve Sexton. "Hopefully, there's something in there that people are outraged to learn." The magazine seems to be getting its message across. When university planners of a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks elected not to distribute red-white-and-blue ribbons or display other patriotic symbols because they might alienate foreign students, the Patriot decried the decision. Its vigorous opposition helped bring national attention to the issue, setting in motion...
Because it carries barely any advertising and gives its 4,000-copy print run free to students, the Patriot has relied on donations from wealthy individuals and conservative foundations across the country. Its critics regard such contributions as an attempt by conservatives elsewhere to insinuate themselves into Berkeley politics. But Berkeley's leftist reputation has proved a boon to fund-raising efforts; donors view the Patriot as a beachhead of right-wing thought at a famously liberal university. "In a way, our legacy helps us," says Patriot co-founder Barnett. "People in Alabama may not necessarily be spurred to support...