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...this sentence: "I like comics." Even in the context of an article on comic books I can't abide the semantic confusion with comedians. More importantly, I would argue that significant differences still exist between the vast majority of titles in this art form and the few that I strive to cover in this column. But the difference no longer has to do with what the works depict. Violence and sexuality appear routinely in many books that I would not describe as "comix." The definition of the word has moved toward describing the intent of the work. Does a comic...
...courses. This includes lecture notes, exams, problem sets, simulations and even audio and video aids. In doing so, it has redefined the very nature of “distance learning” and has set the standard toward which Harvard and other institutions of higher learning should strive...
More than anywhere else in the world, Americans enjoy a safe commercial airline system that flies to more destinations for relatively little money. Unquestionably, we should strive to reach a system that inconveniences travelers as little as possible. But more than anything else, savvy consumers should use their pocketbooks-and not their representatives in Washington-to punish carriers that consistently provide bad service...
...page decision released last Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman said that the U-M law school should abandon its current admissions policy, which aims toward achieving a "critical mass" of minority students, and instead strive for "race-neutral" admissions...
Granted, Fong makes some egregious faux pas in his open letter, but these missteps do not justify many Asian-American students' simplistic accusations that Fong has set Harvard Asian-American students back 10 years. Such attacks stem from a complete failure to appreciate his point that we must strive to live by the truth of our substance rather than blundering down the path of superficiality and falsehood by ignoring the basic human responsibility to be true to oneself...