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...highly-publicized incident last month, the Columbia University Marching Band drew vehement criticism from Catholic leaders when it took a dig at the Church’s sexual abuse scandal...
...Japanese have stoically endured recession, do-nothing politicians and the male makeup craze, but even a conformist society has certain hot buttons that are better left unpushed. Last week's launch of a computerized national ID system, which tags every citizen with a unique 11-digit number, triggered vehement protests throughout the country by those who fear Big Government is getting an efficient tool to invade their privacy. Some local prefectures refused to go along: Yokohama, the country's second-largest city, made participation voluntary, while three other municipalities opted out. Similar ID-card networks are being introduced in Malaysia...
...Japanese have stoically endured recession, do-nothing politicians and the male makeup craze, but even a conformist society has certain hot buttons that are better left unpushed. Last week's launch of a computerized national ID system, which tags every citizen with a unique 11-digit number, triggered vehement protests throughout the country by those who fear Big Government is getting an efficient tool to invade their privacy. Some local prefectures refused to go along: Yokohama, the country's second-largest city, made participation voluntary, while three other municipalities opted out. Similar ID-card networks are being introduced in Malaysia...
...surprising that integrating America’s schools has been such a difficult task. Aside from the vehement emotions that have always accompanied segregation, the practice of assigning schools based on geographic location means that for schools to become fully integrated, cities and suburbs must first become completely multiracial. Conditions have greatly improved in the years since 1954, but demographic trends threaten to keep America’s public schools largely segregated in fact if not in law. Suburban schools supported by plentiful property taxes remain predominantly white, while schools in inner cities heavily populated by minorities are often overcrowded...
...attack. But while everyday life at Harvard and at campuses across the country was not severely altered, our minds have been forever changed. We carry with us the pain of the tragedy, but also the strength and solidarity we have felt since then. Our discourse has changed—vehement debate over today’s Commencement oration by Zayed M. Yasin ’02 is only one example. As we shed off our college selves and join the ranks of American society, we will no doubt be more politically involved, more concerned about international affairs and the perception...