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...such theories, however valid, ring hollow in the face of crimes like the Central Park attack. Pornography, even the most gruesome kind, is commonplace in countries where the level of violence does not approach that in the U.S. The impulses behind the most brutal attacks are extremely complicated. "What we're seeing is a real distortion in personality development," says Michael Nelson, professor of psychology at Xavier University in Cincinnati. "It's not nice little neurotic people acting out problems...
...dignity of others, and openness to constructive change." I suspect that we all kind of agree with this, but after Sunday night's meeting, I wonder if we all really understand the implications of this contract. Civil disobedience on the steps of University Hall or anywhere alse is valid--but civil disobedience with the intent to disrupt, to not allow someone else to speak--in effect, to silence, runs utterly counter to these freedoms, these rights...
Despite this, I remain hopeful if angry. Undoubtedly not all future UC meetings will be as controversial as the one that occurred Sunday, but for any that do, I remind the protesters of this: you may not grab Crimson headlines as effectively, but protesting outside is a valid option. I would like to hear you outside protesting as well as being a part of the discourse inside the UC meetings. What we--and I speak in terms of the undergraduate community--should not allow is total disruption of the proceedings. It is not fair to us, you or the undergraduates...
...selected 103 facilities in what was intended as a statistically valid national sample base--21 hospitals and 82 clinics and physicians' offices--and arranged for questionnaires to be given to the 11,313 women who showed up for abortions during a 12-day period...
...final criticism is that under the Nunn/McCurdy plan, rich students are excluded, thereby polarizing society's class structure. Mr. Baer asks "how can we as a democratic nation take seriously a policy that explicitly exempts the rich from requirements made of the citizenry?" This is a valid concern, something that the Citizens Corps does not address...