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...have become numb to murder on the battlefield or on anonymous city streets, but when a college campus is the scene such carnage at the hands of one of its own members, it is all the more shocking, somehow more real. As students, we are inundated with the wise words of professors and parents urging us to take advantage of our years here. We have a unique opportunity, they say, to take risks within the nurturing confines of the campus community before plunging into the real world. Monday’s incidents throw this perspective into sharp relief: The distinction...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Incomprehensible | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...away from the former. It is high time for Massachusetts to examine at what cost mandatory minimum sentences are providing consistency, judicial efficiency, and the appearance of a “tough on crime stance.” Such a review may not be the most politically wise choice, as reducing punishments is a political hornets’ nest. But it is a sound policy and morally the right thing to do. We commend Gov. Patrick for having the fortitude to stick his neck out in the name of justice...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Mandatory Injustice | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...President should accept the resignation, and set a standard to which the wise and honest might repair in nominating a successor, who will keep the law, like Caesar's wife, above suspicion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Letter: "An Unsuitable Steward of the Law" | 4/16/2007 | See Source »

...letter concludes by saying, "Attorney General Gonzales has proven an unsuitable steward of the law and should resign for the good of the country... The President should accept the resignation, and set a standard to which the wise and honest might repair in nominating a successor..." It is the first public demand by a group of conservatives for Gonzales' firing. Signatories to the letter include Bruce Fein, a former senior official in the Reagan Justice Department, who has worked frequently with current Administration and the Republican National Committee to promote Bush's court nominees; David Keene, chairman of the influential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conservatives to Bush: Fire Gonzales | 4/16/2007 | See Source »

...From the Czech Republic into Germany and beyond - the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Britain - the migrants are switched from minivans to sedans. The Dover disaster alerted police to bigger vehicles, says the snakehead, so it's wise to opt for small cars. The drivers he uses are German, and not a single one, he says, has ever been stopped. The journey takes about two months door-to-door. Once the customer gets to his destination, he calls his family, who then hand over to the snakehead's local contact the smuggling fee - usually a combination of savings and money borrowed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dreams of Leaving | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

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