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...compromising of the safety of Israeli citizens. Sharon is dealing with not just the Palestinian Authority but also radical terrorist organizations. Ahunwa L. Kelechi Jos, Nigeria A Case for Press Freedom While the U.S. makes efforts to establish democracy and freedom throughout the world, American government officials sometimes lose sight of what is happening in their own country. I feel that Time's Matthew Cooper [May 23] and New York Times reporter Judith Miller have done their job as journalists, which is, of course, to truthfully report the news. Journalists have the right to protect data they think are confidential...
Administrators were faced with the task of finding a way to allow for growth without losing sight of their sterling academic standards...
...much about keeping fit 100 years ago. In those days 40% of the population was reaping and sowing, herding and mowing its way through life on preindustrial farms. In coastal cities, strong-shouldered stevedores were loading and unloading ships dawn to dusk without a container or stacking crane in sight. Builders, lumberjacks and railroad men drove nails or sawed wood with their muscles, not power tools. And for those doing the washing, cooking and scrubbing at home, life wasn't so dainty either. (Ever pick up one of those 8-lb. solid-metal weights that gave ironing its name...
...Picked Upon We can't blame excessive TV watching for the problem of bullying, as one study does [May 2]; it has been going on for a long while. The solution does not lie in teachers' or parents' being vigilant. Bullying is often done stealthily and out of sight of authority figures. Usually the only witnesses are children. And they are the ones who can stop the bullying. I'm not suggesting physical violence, just verbal intervention and a show of disapproval. I know that can work because I used to do it when I was a little girl. Nobody...
...hard times. The last two weeks have been one of these difficult times, but the council is already moving past it. The student government, by its very nature, encourages its members to argue, question, and debate each other. But when politics and personal interests get involved, people sometimes lose sight of what they are elected to do. Representatives are elected to the UC to serve the student body as best they can. As this rough patch for the UC comes to a close, it is important for us to put it into perspective, to remember the hard work and progress...