Word: reprimanding
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...their frustration, and Barça provided just that. No soccer team is going to be a perfect reflection of your politics - and it may even be perverse to think of the game that way. But Barça represents a liberal nationalist spirit that makes for a powerful reprimand to both ethnic chauvinism and facile criticisms of the nation-state. Barça is the ultimate symbol of the Catalan people - one of their most glorious achievements, a monument to their language, history and struggle. But, at the same, it is a bastion of pluralism. Its anthem explicitly welcomes...
...some African Americans are disturbed by the culture of discipline. "I started analyzing whether by spanking, I want my children to fear or respect me," says Anderson. "My parents taught respect by fear. And there's a historical aspect to this--slaves were taught via physical reprimand and that was passed down." Complicating the matter are studies that show that what some still call a good whuppin' may not be so psychologically harmful in black families. But critics reply that saying it's O.K. for black children but not white kids to be spanked reinforces societal racism...
...Harvard to acknowledge that it is capable of distinguishing the treatment from the diagnosis and the punishment from the crime. College students should be considered adults and held up to a mature standard of honesty. By articulating that standard, Harvard would show its desire to trust, rather than reprimand, and its faith that students will rise to the occasion.Emma M. Lind ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Grays Hall...
...engage in marijuana use over summer, not on campus, should not be disciplined by Harvard, nor should a student in the military who faces a court-martial face additional punishment from the College. Given that these infractions are unrelated to one’s status as a student, their reprimand should be unrelated to the University as well...
...potential accusations against him, outlined by his defense lawyer, are more serious than those lodged against his immediate superior, Col. Thomas Pappas, who was the top-ranking military intelligence officer at Abu Ghraib. Pappas faced only administrative sanctions: an $8,000 fine and a written reprimand for dereliction; he remains on active duty, though he is expected to retire, in part because of his diminished chances for promotion. Pappas has also been granted immunity to testify on behalf of the defense in the trial of two dog handlers accused of using their Belgian shepherds to terrorize prisoners at Abu Ghraib...