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...Board toward granting exceptions for individual students has been extraordinarily opaque. In a letter to faculty, Registrar of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Barry S. Kane informed the faculty that while the Registrar’s office is able to move exams, the Administrative Board has the sole authority to decide individual exceptions for students. Clearly, it is a rarity to be excused. And so far, the process of excusing students from exams has been shrouded by a lack of clarity. Specifically, exemptions seem to have been given on arbitrary, unfair grounds. For example, a petition...
...hard-pressed to find anything more explicitly religious than the use of the language of proselytism itself, exemplified by a page on Dawkins’ website, titled “Converts Corner.” Granted, if one were to ignore the comically narcissistic objective of this blog, whose sole purpose is to allow proselytes to stroke Dawkins’ capacious ego by recounting how his book “converted” them from their religious faith, one could defend such efforts by pointing to their foundation in logic rather than faith. But this contention would only hold true...
...Chess’s famed Chicago record label and the struggle of introducing the music of its black artists to the mainstream. Leonard Chess, played by Adrien Brody, is the not-so-typical lower-middle class white man who takes the plunge into the music industry with the sole purpose of recording the colloquial black man’s blues. Brody is magnificent in the role, portraying a man determined to flaunt his success with a high-profile lifestyle, buying his friends new houses, booze, jewelry, and, of course, the movie’s namesake: Cadillacs. Complementary to Brody...
...channels of University Hall. While this is a fair critique that likely won’t be remedied until the implementation of Dowling II’s Report on College Governance, the perception that we are therefore incapable of improving student life is both defeatist and false. As the sole arbiter of the $75 Student Activities Fee, the UC must be ready to leverage its resources to minimize the impact of the crisis on the lives and activities of undergraduates...
...Illinois political system must get its due credit too. Not every state in the US is wise enough to give its governor sole responsibility for appointing a new senator when one steps down. And few states can boast such a formidable Democratic Party machine, which undoubtedly makes things easier for those on the blue side of the spectrum to take some real American liberties with their position. We thank Gov. Blagojevich, his wife, and his advisers for contributing to a splendid heritage, one of which all Illinoisans may feel justly proud...