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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind...
...stories of children who have been suspended for violations of zero-tolerance school policies are legion and often involve absurd situations. Take the seven-week suspension of Texas high school student Amy Deschenes, whose spotless academic and disciplinary record was soiled when campus police found her stepbrother's theater prop sword in the backseat of her car. Weapons, including swordlike objects, are forbidden according to the rules. But Deschenes and her family fought back, and now, thanks to them and a band of like-minded lobbying parents, Texas has adopted a more forgiving, flexible...
They say there is no such thing as perfect—yet the Harvard men’s soccer team would beg to differ. The sixth-ranked Crimson has kicked off its 2009 season with a spotless 5-0-0 record and is looking to continue the pattern in this week’s two matches. Harvard is taking on New Hampshire (2-3-1) at 4 p.m. this afternoon in the second of four straight road games. Saturday will be a battle between top ten teams as the Crimson challenge No. 3 Wake Forest (3-1-1) in Winston...
...including sophomore goalkeeper Austin Harms, who registered one save on the night. The Crimson back line did let in a solitary Fairfield goal, at 83:57 from the Stags’ Jack Burridge on a Kwadwo Asante assist. But Clark was unconcerned about this minor stain on the otherwise spotless Harvard performance. “We’re not giving up many goals,” Clark said. “We gave up our goal with ten minutes to go, and the game was already over.” Grimm echoed the sentiments of his coach, signifying...
...Inside, an a cappella version of "God Bless America" echoes over an empty concrete parade ground from a PA system. Long rows of mint green barracks recede down spotless, freshly laid concrete streets. A gigantic garage housing dozens of battle tanks, howitzers, armored personnel carriers and troop trucks has been constructed. Around the base, soldiers bearing tattoos sit or stand in long lines, breaking down and cleaning rifles and machine guns. "We are ready every day to fight if we have to. That's why we are here," says 20-year-old Corporal Sergey Ifankin, a member of the artillery...