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Second, tolerance breeds apathy. Normally the things we tolerate are fairly unimportant but persistent annoyances. But many of the ideas debated in national political discourse are far from trivial. A parade of skin-heads marching down Main Street is not a minor nuisance to be tolerated but a display of hate that Americans must been unacceptable...

Author: By Tehshik P. Yoon, | Title: A Dangerous Form Of Tolerance | 5/18/1994 | See Source »

Here is the rap on Ward, however: 1) Height. Contrary to the FSU depth chart, Ward is not 6'1", but rather 5'11 and 3/4 inches. Three-quarters may seem trivial, but not to NFL scouts. General consensus says he's too shot to scan the field...

Author: By Justin R.P. Ingersoll, | Title: Ward Deserved Better | 4/28/1994 | See Source »

...today's world, where Harvard's role in international affairs is taken for granted, such criticisms may seem trivial. But in recent interviews, editors of The Old Mole Today say 1969 was a very different time...

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: `Mole' Reveals Harvard Secrets | 4/22/1994 | See Source »

Incidentally, my rooming group for next year will likely contain two Asians, two Hispanics, one Black and one Caucasian. But in the interest of furthering your relentless search for racial discord. I kindly request that you overlook this trivial detail. Kenneth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Article Exaggerates Racial Discord | 3/11/1994 | See Source »

...University's policy on "Assassin" type games has been inconsistent. Why should first-year be subject to a different code of conduct in such a trivial matter? Arguments that the College's image is tarnished by gun-toting first-years are absurd. The weapon of choice in the fall was a spoon, not even a fake firearm...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Assassin Hypocrisy Is Unfair to First-Years | 2/25/1994 | See Source »

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