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...recounted the tale of her life as a frightened teenager at a loss for how to escape. She had never even been kissed when she was told she was to marry her cousin. Horrified, she went to Rulon Jeffs and pleaded to be allowed to wait a few years or be given to a different man. Though "Uncle Rulon" seemed sympathetic, it was Warren Jeffs, she says, who informed her that "your heart is in the wrong place. This is what the prophet wants you to do." Her sisters, including one who was among Rulon's wives, also opposed...
...surprise that in a real-life revelation this week, the Journal of Health Communication published a study showing that watching certain television programs may be good for our health. Wait. A moment ago, it seemed irrefutable that being a couch potato was one of the leading causes of obesity in our society. Now TV is beneficial...
...fall of the Thames providing an easy passage for trading ships to the heart of the city. By the 16th century an estimated 2,000 vessels and 3,000 watermen were on the river at any one time, and by 1800 it was so choked that ships might wait two weeks, at the mercy of "river pirates" and "scuffle hunters," for a vacant berth. London's answer was to build the great docks at Wapping and the Isle of Dogs, as well as gigantic warehouses to store the city's burgeoning trading wealth. Work on the docks spawned whole...
...Faculty need not await the full implementation of General Education in order to make that adjustment for the existing Core. Furthermore, the committees that decide what counts meet so infrequently that even those students whose petitions would pass muster under the byzantine requirements of the current system must wait months to hear back, if they ever do. In order to fix this problem, petitions should not only be granted for more courses, but also the process by which they are granted must be streamlined. The Faculty’s embarrassing track record on curricular reform cannot continue. With over...
...suppose it’s possible that the College would prefer to wait until it renovates the Houses to wire cable into each room But that’s a long-term alternative; it could be ten or fifteen years before any students have cable in their rooms. Furthermore, we see no reason why such an explanation could not be given publicly...