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...tenuous position advocates the legality of a procedure that—if it is morally wrong—is wrong because it destroys human life. To some, other contentious issues, such as drinking alcohol, might be considered wrong, but not because of their effect on an innocent third party. Thus, even those who view drinking as wrong can advocate for its legality on the basis of personal choice. However, the stakes are much higher for abortion...
...Thus, the divergence between East and West observed on the internet plays out again on a geopolitical scale: While the Western media has made its focus on China’s high-handed approach in Tibet, China has been more concerned with keeping its people from starving and growing restless. Despite the obvious injustice in Tibet, the prospect of much of mainland China exploding with the kind of hunger riots raging elsewhere is one that features too many human rights violations to count. In that event, the government would have likely no less hesitation in striking out against...
...this isn’t to say that a perhaps misdirected Western emphasis on Tibet accomplishes nothing: the Beijing Olympics have left China uniquely exposed to global scrutiny. Thus, the Chinese government must minimize camera-friendly acts of aggression beyond what is absolutely necessary in the coming months. We are left wondering how this P.R.-friendly policy might evolve after closing ceremonies conclude and the press pool moves elsewhere. Emily C. Ingram ’08, a Crimson editorial editor, is a government concentrator in Eliot house...
...chance to keep it close,” Snyder said.Despite the loss, the Crimson was still in contention to move into the finals but faced a far more difficult path as the second place team in Group A of qualifying. The setback against Hartwick thus set up a pivotal Sunday match against Brown. HARVARD 13, QUEENS 5Opening up as the No. 4 seed of the tournament, the Crimson found itself in a bit of a pickle against No. 5 Queens College at the end of the first quarter. With the offense starting off lethargically and its defense uncharacteristically sluggish, Harvard...
...issue about the heart and soul, the very meaning of a university education, does not admit of such statistical and sociological precision. College administrators and curricular reviewers have no recourse to incontrovertible scientific proof in guiding and governing their institutions and are thus liable to meet with much resistance if their vision does not align with that of their faculty constituents...