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Granted, hypersensitivity is a problem on college campuses, and charges of racism do fly with alarming frequency. Nevertheless, for every "water buffalo" comment that is blown out of proportion by minorities or by the media, there are dozens of "nigger" comments and genuine discriminatory actions that don't make it...
At Kevorkian's request, Sue has consulted a professional on this: Father Robert McGrath, Joanne's priest. However, his written opinion that "Sue is ; being asked to go through with something that she has always been taught is wrong" infuriates her: "I think he took everything out of proportion. I...
In one sense, the arrival of AIDS in the American psyche a decade ago ended the debate over sex education. Health experts were clear about the crisis: By the time they are 20, three-quarters of young Americans have had sex; one- fourth of teens contract some venereal disease each...
Equating the financial issue with discrimination that keeps gays and lesbians out of the military "lacks a sense of moral proportion that strikes me as disgraceful," he said.
In her lab group, she said, she is fortunate to have a significant proportion of women researchers.