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...Stale bagels and lukewarm coffee will no longer be first-years’ only late-night on-campus fare...
...enter the political foe—John Kerry, perhaps, or Ralph Nader, if that’s your thing—who smartly identifies this as an opportune moment to present his own vision for American education, a foil to Bush’s stale and recycled rhetoric. He points out the obvious: that true education isn’t just about leaving no child behind, but about moving all children forward—about actively encouraging a culture of excellence...
Miller's resurgence has injected a much needed dose of excitement into the $70 billion U.S. beer business, where growth and creativity had gone stale. It comes at a time when hard liquor and wine have captured the imagination (and wallets) of growing numbers of pub crawlers and partygoers. Although Anheuser-Busch's roughly 50% share of the U.S. market still vastly outweighs Miller's 18%--and A-B's sheer size affords it huge advantages in distribution and marketing--Miller is no longer being dismissed as a dinosaur destined to fade away like Schlitz, another once popular Milwaukee beer...
...obtuse rhetoric about adolescent moodiness was insulting to a large portion of today's youth, myself included. Many American teenagers are well-informed, intelligent citizens, and it's inappropriate to describe us as immoderate and out of control. Characterizing teen behavior as "exasperating" simply reflects stale stereotypes that do harm to the reputation of an entire age group. It is inadequate to dismiss adolescent angst as the result of structural changes in the brain. Jim Fields Mountain View...
...obtuse rhetoric about adolescent moodiness was insulting to a large portion of today's youth, myself included. Many American teenagers are well-informed, intelligent citizens, and it's inappropriate to describe us as immoderate and out of control. Characterizing teen behavior as "exasperating" simply reflects stale stereotypes that harm the reputation of an entire age group. It is inadequate to dismiss adolescent angst as the result of structural changes in the physiology of the brain. JIM FIELDS Mountain View, Calif...