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...lens through which we view the controversy surrounding Kaavya Viswanathan ’08 is tinged with disappointment—disappointment with the unfounded conclusions to which many have jumped, disappointment with the utter glee with which some have skewered her, and, of course, disappointment with Viswanathan’s actions themselves.The campus is abuzz with conversation and debate about the similarities between Viswanathan’s new novel “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life” and two books by Megan F. McCafferty, “Sloppy Firsts?...
...that the media firestorm has played a major role in discrediting the alleged victim, an exotic dancer—has been substantially outweighed by the thorough vilification of the ostensibly rich, white, privileged team members and the elitist university they represent. Never have I heard a Duke student utter, “Well, she is a stripper.” Blaming the victim and using her occupation to destroy her credibility cannot be condoned. But typecasting 46 individuals as unsurprisingly racist rapists and juxtaposing them with a diligent student, single mother of two? Not an unrelated evil. JANE CHONG Durham...
...utter absurdity of ticket prices compared to the salary of the average Chinese worker led Jagger to quip that he was “pleased the Ministry of Culture is doing so much to protect the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends...
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it turns out that the entire video is based on people embarrassing themselves. It juxtaposes shots of random people singing along to “Walk Away” as it plays on the radio, making utter fools of themselves in the office, in the locker room, and even in a broom closet. And all these average-looking folk seem to be reveling in their tone deafness while they repulse everyone around them...
...state’s right to address this issue. Recognizing this, the plan suggests rescinding federal financial aid from students who go to universities that do not adopt standardized testing practices. By coercing schools into adopting these tests, the government would be skirting the constitutionality issue while showing utter contempt for the spirit of the document For many students, college education is an entirely private matter, undertaken with their own funds for their own purposes. The government has no justification for testing these students because they get no money from the government. Everyone in such situations who does not receive...