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Essentially, Lewis' argument is this: if a student is being followed by another (a peer, for example), universal key-card access will only serve to increase the risk of intrusion since the "stalker" can just whip out his universal access ID card. The problem with this argument? If a student is being stalked, there is no doubt that his or her being indoors is safer than being out; therefore, if universal key-card access were in place, the possible victim could escape indoors. There, he or she could reach out for help...
...earlier this year. Here too, VISIONS has sought to promote involvement of students in their local communities. Though its campus chapters, VISIONS has developed a volunteer program through which college students serve the needs of HIV-positive children by acting as Big Siblings. Additionally, we are beginning a peer-education program enabling college students to serve as mentors for high school students in Cambridge and Boston. Peer educators help students develop their understanding of important issues concerning HIV/AIDS, teaching them how to recognize and properly utilize their knowledge in high-risk situations...
Harvard: The Crimson's all-senior defensive front has no peer in the Ivy League. Even after the loss of captain Bredan Bibro, Harvard has continued to stop the run and put relentless pressure on opposing quarterbacks. The line has 23.5 of the Crimson's 31 sacks, which means that Harvard has been able to maintain a pass rush without having to blitz often...
...White students tend to answer with personality traits: "I am friendly," "I am shy," etc. Students of color tend to fill in the blank with their ethnicity: "I am black" or "I am Puerto Rican." The foundation for racial identity, Tatum argues, is constructed in adolescence by peer pressure, societal influences and self-reflection; it is a time when children make choices about who they...
...wonder Saddam Hussein wants to shoot 'em down. Even the most modern flyby satellites can't compete with this old aerial war-horse, which can skirt space 13 or more miles above the earth, peer at bad guys for eight hours or longer, plus take the most detailed photos. A U-2 primer...