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...Columbine didn’t focus on how the two shooters were white; it focused on the fact that they were loners, whereas you can already see stories coming out where you have sociologists coming out saying that it has something to do with his Asianess or his immigrant status,” Thai said. “They usually don’t mention that he’s been living in the U.S. since age eight, which pretty much makes him as American as anybody else.” Others on campus are less concerned...
...these false accusations are not motivated by morning after regrets; morning after regrets lead to awkward dining hall interactions—they do not generate the time and energy necessary to pursue a rape charge. Announcing you have been the victim of rape does not raise your social status; there is no special incentive to falsely claim you were a rape victim. Any false accusations of a crime have their victims. As Caldwell noted, it is indeed unfortunate that the Duke players lost a year of playing lacrosse and attending college. Perhaps they will be able to celebrate their innocence...
Last month, the Cherokee Nation voted overwhelmingly to purge its ranks of nearly 3000 members—all of them black. Citing their status as a sovereign nation, the Cherokee defended their right to define citizenship requirements, even if those requirements are unabashedly racist...
...these false accusations are not motivated by morning after regrets; morning after regrets lead to awkward dining hall interactions—they do not generate the time and energy necessary to pursue a rape charge. Announcing you have been the victim of rape does not raise your social status; there is no special incentive to falsely claim you were a rape victim. Any false accusations of a crime have their victims. As Caldwell noted, it is indeed unfortunate that the Duke players lost a year of playing lacrosse and attending college. Perhaps they will be able to celebrate their innocence...
...something there that goes beyond the merely transactional. As in the dining halls, so it goes on the street: for most faces Sundquist has a name, for most names he has a story to tell or a conversation-sparking comment to make. Some may wonder whether his status as a student politician ever leads people to doubt the authenticity of his investment in casual interactions such as these. After all, Sundquist is only the second sophomore in the last nine years to be chosen for one of UC’s two top spots. The last underclassman to hold...