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...immoral form of violence that places children in an environment that is not conducive to their full human development.” Knowing that discriminating against same-sex couples would cause Catholic charities to lose their state licenses, the bishops announced that they would seek an exemption from the state??s anti-discrimination law that would allow them to continue arranging adoptions “in a way that does not conflict with Catholic teaching and practice.” In other words, by discriminating against gays...

Author: By Loui Itoh | Title: Violating the Founders' Vision | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...outfitted in various themed clothes. The shirtless Sigma Alpha Epsilon Juggernauts sported yellow and purple body paint, the Hawaii Club brought the luau, the Mountaineering Club donned bright yellow t-shirts, and the Outing Club saluted Alaska by substituting the state??s flag for their clothes. A panel of “celebrity judges”—the Adams House masters—judged the sleds first on aesthetic appearance. The teams then underwent a time trial over a distance of 1,049 inches, a weight test in which the teams pulled two kegs...

Author: By Jeremee R. Peters, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Scramble in Dogsled Contest | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

...they also know that they can pay lower salaries if they operate in a state with a lower cost of living. Such “in-country outsourcing” can force students to leave a place that many have become attached to. With property taxes as the state??s main source of income, this cycle is doomed to repeat itself. If the state government establishes a more progressive tax plan and uses those funds to promote affordable housing, however, employers will return with open arms...

Author: By Robert D. Winikates | Title: State Politics Matter Regardless of Home State | 3/10/2006 | See Source »

People liked “Garden State.” People liked “Garden State?? so much that Adam Rapp, in his directorial debut, “Winter Passing,” decided to remake it a mere two years after its original release. Yet Rapp deserves a measure of praise for, if not wild invention, at least generic competence. See if this story sounds familiar...

Author: By David F. Hill, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Review: Winter Passing | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...beside roaring fireplaces, “Winter Passing” has sparse and choppy dialogues permeated by long glances and extended silences. Instead of a quirky local girl, we get a quirky aspiring Christian rocker. Instead of suburban Jersey, we get suburban Michigan. Instead of “Garden State?? we get “Winter Passing,” a veiled yet less self-indulgent remake of Zach Braff’s campus classic...

Author: By David F. Hill, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Review: Winter Passing | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

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