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...frequent doomsayers about teens-none more so than Robert Epstein, former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today. In his new book, The Case Against Adolescence: Rediscovering the Adult in Every Teen (see my review from the magazine this week), Epstein argues that "many American teens are indeed in rough shape." He offers a long list of examples of what he calls "teen turmoil," everything from gang membership to drug use-all encouraged, he believes, by a pernicious teen culture that glorifies violence and substance abuse. "Attractive, trendy young people are frequently high or drunk in movies like Animal House, Requiem...
...natural gas that heats homes, fires stoves and runs factories is found in deep, saline-rich limestone and sandstone cavities, where spongelike pores store gas and help keep it from leaking away. When the energy industry pumps a deposit clean, the chambers stand empty. Not only are the shape and capacity of the cavities mapped, but also in many cases equipment is still on hand that could easily be repurposed from extraction to injection...
...been prepping for yesterday all week, running through Annenberg with banners and making a video boasting about their House life, which took its creators seven hours to edit, according to Murrell. Their events culminated in a Beirut tournament for rising sophomores last night. Many Houses took the opportunity to shape the reputation they wanted to convey to their new residents. “If there’s going to be one word for Pfoho, it’s got to be chill,” said Pforzheimer House Committee Co-Chair Noah A. Rosenblum...
...prepping for the day all week, running through Annenberg with banners and making a video boasting about their House life, which took its creators seven hours to edit, according to Murrell. Their events culminated in a Beirut tournament for rising sophomores last night. Many Houses took the opportunity to shape the reputation they wanted to convey to their new residents. “If there’s going to be one word for Pfoho, it’s got to be chill,” said Pforzheimer House Committee Co-Chair Noah A. Rosenblum...
...students do not leave their right to free speech “at the schoolhouse gate.” The argument that it interferes with the school’s ability to educate other students is tangential at best—it does not disrupt instruction in any way, shape, or form. Schools must, of course, be permitted to protect their educational purpose, but that protection has limits. If a vague reference to marijuana can be declared disruptive under the school’s policy, then these tendrils run too deep. Students spend a great deal of their time expressing...