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...necessary to understand something of Middle England. Defined by attitude, not geographical location, the country's heartland is inhabited by small-c conservatives and big-E Euroskeptics, people unsettled by rapid social change and radical ideas. Such voters, historically decisive in U.K. polls, tend to view liberals and urban sophisticates with deep suspicion, and might be expected to react to the profoundly liberal, unambiguously sophisticated Clegg with all the enthusiasm of vampires invited to dunk their French fries in aioli...
With only over 4,000 individuals accepted out of over 35,000 applicants, TFA looks for elite college graduates willing to dedicate two years to teach in rural and urban areas across the country...
...student safety, Harvard should push for alcohol education on more fronts. Specifically, the College should allow and encourage the plethora of upperclassmen advisors on campus to have an explicit conversation with their advisees about alcohol. These upperclassmen—including Peer Advising Fellows, Freshmen Outdoor Program leaders, Freshmen Urban Program leaders, and student-group comp directors, to name a few—have a close and influential relationship with freshmen, and can model moderate drinking habits, answer difficult questions, and make safe behavior the norm. All of these leaders should be encouraged to remain at parties if they notice advisees...
...burqa confiscates a woman’s existence. By and large, those who wear it are victims," said Fadela Amara, France’s Secretary of Urban Policy, and a Muslim woman herself. This is the going attitude toward the Islamic veil in France these days. Since 2004, French girls have been banned from wearing headscarves in state schools, and in January of this year, a French parliamentary commission recommended a partial ban on women wearing Islamic face veils in government offices, schools, on public transportation, and in hospitals. Such a ban would be discriminatory toward Muslim culture...
Function Drinks come in three categories: Urban Detox, Light Weight, and Alternative Energy. According to the back of the bottle, the Urban Detox variety targets the “city warrior” who “jog[s] in the smog and part[ies] on work nights.” (We can't help but wonder—do Cambridge residents qualify as city warriors?) Light Weight, at only 10 calories a bottle, supposedly "ignite[s] your natural metabolism" and keeps you looking slim. Finally, Alternative Energy can “keep you going all day and all night...