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Many resort-area residents also complain of the noise and nuisance of thoughtless riders who buzz fishermen, menace rowboats and rip through the quiet of mountain lakes and peaceful beaches. As a result, several states and localities have passed legislation in recent years regulating where and by whom the motorized skis may be used. Many have set the minimum age for riders at 14, require use of a life jacket and forbid riding at night. In Florida, where eleven deaths have occurred since 1987, the state plans to outlaw such reckless maneuvers as weaving through powerboat traffic. Local authorities...
LAST Sunday's Undergraduate Council resolution calling for the reinstatement of ROTC is a textbook example of student government at its most thoughtless and irresponsible...
...alienated a large group of Mather students, the friends of the visiting 17-year-old harassee. The tone of the debate at the ensuing Mather House meeting revealed a callous, mean-spirited side of what should be a caring, empathetic desire for tolerance and understanding in campus life. Their thoughtless handling of the situation has created a hurt and embittered group of otherwise sympathetic Mather students who will never in the future be able to take Defeat Homophobia seriously again...
...monolithic ship of state of Harvard University is lost at sea; it seems unable to stay its own course. In recent years, a general mood of conservatism--that clings to the status quo with renewed and often thoughtless vigor--has pervaded our country and our university. Harvard has mired itself in these sullied waters, dragging its venerable name through the mud and endangering its position of leadership in the intellectual community. Presently facing a plethora of controversial moral and ethical issues, the University has chosen to shamelessly cower from its responsibilities, instead of standing firmly on the high ground...
...just seemed damned stupid" to impose such restrictions, Coddington says, terming the Administration's proposed legislation "an example of thoughtless foolishness." We weren't hiding anything from anyone...