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Another problem with Lewis' published outline is that the policy makes it safer as College disciplinary action to drink at dangerous levels and incur hospitalization rather than be caught by a College official after just one beer. Lewis reminds us, "Student medical records are confidential. Students will not be subject to College discipline for violation of alcohol policy as a result of seeking medical care for intoxication." On the other hand, Lewis notes that underage drinkers who are caught will be subject to discipline by the Administrative Board. Some students prone to adverse-behavior might choose to drink dangerous levels...
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) and Tufts have shown that blood taken from groups with historically higher incidences of AIDS may be safer...
...experimental aircraft can take off, an FAA inspector goes over it in excruciating detail to make sure it's airworthy. Flying a Long-EZ isn't as safe as sitting on the couch watching Seinfeld--71 accidents and 28 deaths have been reported since 1983. But that's safer than many homebuilts and comparable to other small planes that are factory built. Besides, many of those Long-EZ accidents were the result of pilot error...
...Supporters ask why the poor should not have the same chance at private schools as the better-off. Though it's too soon to tell whether most voucher-supported students perform better academically in a private school, no one needs a study to show that most private schools are safer and more orderly. For inner-city parents, vouchers can represent salvation from a system in perpetual disrepair, even if they offer just a fraction of poor children a way into the lifeboat of private schooling...
...prefers to fly on a jet. "When I get off the plane, I'm in much better shape," he says. "The difference is night and day. There's no debate about whether it's better." (Although the jets are more comfortable, there is no indication that they are any safer than turboprops...