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Many Nevadans reject responsibility for the nation’s nuclear waste because they utilize a high percentage of renewable energy sources, mainly hydroelectric power from the Hoover Dam. However, the entire nation benefits from the use of nuclear power. Yucca Mountain is a logical choice for waste storage as it is in one of the nation’s most sparsely populated and geologically stable regions. Nevadans’ primary concern is safety. But the waste is sealed in steel and concrete armor designed to withstand serious trauma for more than 1,000 years—when conceivably...
Unfortunately, the Harvard College admissions office seems to value athletic talent more than any other achievement, skill or potential aptitude. Varsity coaches tag applicants for special consideration. The admissions office, more often than not, must then find a reason to reject, rather than a reason to accept these tagged athletes. This tagging formalizes the inflated value that the College puts on athletic success. In many cases, this system places athletic virtuosity above academic ability for a significant portion of the admitted first-year class...
...sake of France, we hope the voters will reject Le Pen by an overwhelming margin and exorcise the anti-Semitism and hatred of immigrants that has returned to haunt the nation. The recent protests against Le Pen in the streets of Paris and other French cities are heartening. We hope those protesters turn out to vote for Chirac and close the door on a politician who disgraces the French ideal of fraternité and seeks to transform one of the most progressive nations in the world into a xenophobic...
...main targets of Bennett's book are "the diversity mongers, the multiculturalists, the relativists, and the plain old anti-Americans" who blame America for the Sept. 11 attacks and reject the use of retaliatory force. Unfortunately for Bennett, the Afghan war did not produce much serious opposition in the U.S. Whatever liberals may feel about American policy, it's hard to find any who actually sympathize with bin Laden, a man whose dream of a world where women are kept at home, where every area of life conforms to the harshest reading of Scripture, sounds too much like Jerry Falwell...
...decision—students, faculty, workers and alumni—to make the selection. A committee to select the new Corporation member should include representatives elected by each group. It should have binding decision-making power, rather than being yet another advisory group whose recommendations the University can summarily reject or significantly modify...