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...Herald's decision to print the ad was based on a desire for open debate and discussion, valid reasons indeed for a newspaper dedicated to and protected by the freedom of the press. Unfortunately, Brown University seems as if it is unsure whether to support the freedom of its daily newspaper. The interim president has qualified her criticism of the theft, and the faculty panel discussion that was scheduled in place of a more open student gathering was remarkably uniform in its condemnation of the advertisement. We urge the university to change its course and draw a clear line between...
Whether or not to accept the advertisement is a valid decision for newspapers to make, and neither conclusion legitimates the response of stealing newspapers. Indeed, the copies of the Herald that were stolen did not even contain the offending ad, but only articles defending it. The theft was pure retribution, and the tenor of the "demands" levied by the protesters--free advertising space, the donation of the purchase price to campus minority organizations--seem to indicate a desire for payback rather than a concern for standards. The arguments to justify the theft--that it was not theft because the Herald...
...supposed risks, since our business relies on bringing people to their destination happy and healthy," says Véronique Brachet, a spokeswoman for Air France. Other industry experts point to an absence of conclusive medical links between flying and dying, or even getting sick. "There is no scientifically valid evidence that the cabin environment in commercial aircraft is unhealthful," says Dr. Russell Rayman, executive director of the Aerospace Medical Association. Still, enough questions have arisen that regulatory authorities are starting to look into the matter. And even if there is not enough scientific proof to fundamentally alter the way airlines...
...such contentions valid? In this age of unprecedented economic success the idea that money talks is both an attractive prospect (for those looking to get it) and a foregone conclusion (for those who have it already). But is it really a system of values which we would like to apply indiscriminately in the political arena...
...total number of minutes in a day. Not only is every second filled with activity, but each is occupied with the accomplishment of several actions simultaneously. Economist Juliet Schor claimed in her 1991 book The Overworked American that people have an extra month of work. Gleick makes the valid argument that this month of new work comes from our filling our newly acquired free time with more work. People have become victims of some "mania," using their saved seconds and minutes to attempt a great deal more activity, contributing to the popular idea that busyness is equivalent to vitality...