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Nicholas B. Snow ’09 wasn’t meant for walking. His shoulders slant downwards and his arms hang awkwardly at his sides; the athlete sometimes looks downright goofy. But on a horse, the brawny 23-year-old is all grace, efficiency, and power. Nick happens to be the best player in intercollegiate polo—and he’s willing to share some of his secrets...
...rejects it. The movement views marriage as a civic institution rather than a religious one (this is one distinction between marriages and civil unions), but only so long as government functions from a pro-gay marriage position. Once the cogs of government have turned to an anti-gay marriage slant, gay rights activists cease to be tolerant of the democratic process. Cue the banners decrying opponents as hateful and intolerant. Is this unfortunate divide what activists seek? Certainly that sort of culture of separatist intolerance is what arises when advocates take this approach...
...they have a conservative-tending outlook,” Wisse said. “Or they have chosen to camouflage it far into their careers, so that it would not jeopardize their position.”Wisse and Mansfield also charge that what they see as the liberal slant of the faculty has led the College to omit certain specialties from the curriculum, such as military history and conservative political and religious theory.Departments with a quantitative focus, however, may have a more balanced composition of their faculty.Markus M. Mobius, an associate professor of economics, said there are a number...
...Campaign I couldn't help noticing the democratic slant to Joe Klein's article on John McCain's campaign of lies [Sept. 29]. In the same issue, a two-page chart showed a good many half truths and lies credited to the Democrats too. Seems to me that Barack Obama and Joe Biden did as well or better when it came to distorting the facts. Dick Riddle, Tonasket, Washington...
...Formally, China has signed and ratified over 20 human rights treaties.” Wang also argued against what he perceived as Western biases about China. He pointed to the resistance that China faces from the United Nations, exaggerated views of political oppression in China, and the Tibetan slant in recent media coverage. “I was particularly happy to have a very articulate expression of the points of view of the Chinese government and the Chinese people,” Bhabha said following the event. “It’s very unusual to have that...