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...found Klein's article on legalizing marijuana very disconcerting. Marijuana has many negative aspects, including the fact that it is a gateway drug to more lethal and addictive substances like cocaine and heroin. We need stronger laws and harsher penalties for those who buy, sell or use it, as well as a continued education campaign about why smoking pot is both harmful and dangerous. Steven Glass, oyster...
...lifeboat. Were our forces inattentive? Out of range? Or unauthorized to help? Getting a feel for situations like these takes time. Even Ronald Reagan, with his reputation for decisiveness, never did settle whether to allow the Marines he sent to help keep peace in Lebanon in 1982 to use deadly force to protect themselves. The Iranian speedboats that threatened oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in the late 1980s confused the U.S. Navy, much as Somali speedboats have befuddled the navies now trying to police the Indian Ocean. (See pictures of modern-day pirates...
...program and in departments, from the deans, and from the students whom I’ve invited to join the Writing Program’s Student Advisory Board,” he wrote. “So in terms of when changes are implemented, I would hope to use the coming academic year to pilot some initiatives and then assess their efficacy before codifying anything.”Most preceptors The Crimson spoke to said they were hopeful that Jehn would be able to help the program overcome many of its long-standing struggles and expressed optimism about the future...
Holoshitz said that because the program requires students to use House common spaces, House masters will have additional input in deciding whether grant funds can be used in the House...
Students and religious leaders explored the intersection of religion and environmentalism at a conference held Friday at the Harvard Divinity School. At the gathering, “Ministry for Earth Community,” speakers presented various methods that religious leaders should use to encourage environmental activism. Many also emphasized that environmentalism has roots in the fundamental doctrines of many faiths. All four members of the panel discussion agreed that religious leaders are uniquely suited to inspire people to protect the environment. But they said that sparking such inspiration is an enormous challenge. “It is difficult...