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...reason the Dirkhising story received so little play is because it offered no lessons. Shepard's murder touches on a host of complex and timely issues: intolerance, society's attitudes toward gays and the pressure to conform, the use of violence as a means of confronting one's demons. Jesse Dirkhising's death gives us nothing except the depravity of two sick men. There is no lesson here, no moral of tolerance, no hope to be gleaned in the punishment of the perpetrators. To be somehow equated with these monsters would be a bitter legacy indeed for Matthew Shepard...
...signing a petition written by Hans S. Perl-Matanzo '01, professors are arguing that the Navy's use of the island as a site for war games and practice bombing runs has spelled economic problems and humanitarian issues for the island's residents, called Viequenses...
...professors who signed Perl-Matanzo's petition disagree, wondering why the Navy couldn't use another spot for training...
...believe it is vitally important to use the Vieques range," she said. "Recent operations in Iraq and Kosovo have shown how important it is to be ready [for combat...
Last night, the architect told an audience of about 80 that he particularly prizes his ability to use "age-old material in a contemporary manner...