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...general rule that students who push for changes in the curriculum, even if successful, are not likely to still be enrolled at Harvard-Radcliffe by the time those changes are made. Moreover, conventional methods of protest and external criticism of Harvard policies both seem to simply stiffen the administration's opposition to bold changes. The Carnegie Report is likely to be taken seriously by the administration and the Committee on Undergraduate Education, but it is not likely to prompt any immediate action. Harvard, for the most part, is hardly itching to innovate...
...tiny. For his part, Queen hasn't arrested anyone with K. "We could," he says, "but we're waiting," gathering evidence against dealers who sell it to his undercover cops. Next year, the legislature will consider a bill to "schedule" ketamine as a controlled substance, which would stiffen penalties...
...means the entire reason why an individual is gay or straight. (Even identical twins can have different orientations.) But the tests will be accurate enough to be used to justify pre-employment testing, pre-marital testing, and pre-insurance testing. Accurate enough to counsel a child--to help stiffen his resistance to his gay tendencies. And for some, accurate enough to justify the abortion of a fetus...
...sticky. In the 1970s, biochemists hypothesized that the same reaction might occur in the bodies of people suffering from diabetes, as excess glucose combined with proteins in the course of metabolism. When sugars and proteins bond, they attract other proteins, which form a sticky, weblike network that could stiffen joints, block arteries and cloud clear tissues like the lens of the eye, leading to cataracts. Since diabetics suffer from all these ailments, the biochemists guessed they were right...
...employment, I must oppose any proposals that would change the issuance or purpose of the current Social Security card without thorough examination," said Rep. Jim Bunning, R-Ky. Debate over the larger immigration bill is expected to continue for the next two days. Included in the bill: measures to stiffen penalties for illegal aliens and restrict legal immigration, along with a proposal to establish a national telephone system to let employers check the validity of an employee's social security card...