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...review committee has suggested that in deciding a case, and when voting, a Board member must be “sufficiently persuaded” that a student has violated a rule of the faculty. This is intended to increase transparency and make clear that cases are decided based on a previously agreed standard. At the same time, to help document a case, and to help assure fairness, students involved in disciplinary cases will be asked to submit to the Board a list of relevant information...
Perhaps this analysis shows too much relish for successful violence and underestimates the power of goodness. I do not want to be dismissive of “American values.” But, again, what are they? It seems clear that both rule of law and strong executive power are American values because both are settled in our attitudes. Our country favors “due process” in almost everything and believes in the rule of law even to the point of excessive legalism. But we are also a “can do” country that...
...complete madness" to another Pakistani paper, the Daily Times, saying, "Vice President Cheney does not have a death squad ... I have never suggested that [McChrystal] was involved in political assassinations or death squads." Yet at a press briefing the same day, Pakistan's Information Minister Qamar Zaman didn't rule out the possibility...
...norms in the House,” said Field. As a result, Quincy became a place for experimentation and advocacy. The House was the birthplace of a “rebellion against formality,” Field said, noting that Quincy’s first residents began challenging the rule of wearing coats and ties at dinner.In the decade following its construction, Quincy’s sixth floor balcony became a place for staging rallies, according to Busch. “Our causes weren’t exactly noble,” Busch said, recalling Quincy students leading...
...chart topper, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, lost about 53% of its steam, coming in second with a still decent $25.5 million. Smithsonian did what sequels often do: pull a great first weekend from brand recognition, then subside more severely than the original. That's the rule to which there are few exceptions. The current exception, Star Trek, was the only one of the session's top six holdovers to drop less than 50% from last week, enabling it to become the first 2009 release to cross the $200 million mark at the North American box office...