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...everybody did not vote, democracy would not work. But this is a deeply silly argument. One does not control everybody’s vote, but only one’s own. Besides, if we imagined that everybody else would act the same way as ourselves, voting would be unnecessary??we could just unanimously decide on a candidate. Not voting is a form of dissent; like those who choose to vote, I do it because I disagree with others...

Author: By Daniel P. Robinson | Title: None of the Above | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

Second, we urge the Faculty not to let the meeting get bogged down by pontification and meaningless speeches. While the airing of dissenting opinions can help some professors make up their minds, too often the debate becomes redundant and unnecessary??especially on issues such as these, which have been before the Faculty’s consideration for ample time. The Faculty should put aside minor disagreements to focus on the benefits of passage and the costs of further delay. This meeting should not be an open forum for professors to discuss unrelated topics, but a constructive gathering aimed...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: On the Faculty’s Docket | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...even higher—simultaneously, of course, with scholarship aid. We approved the extension of the Lamont Library hours to midnight. But we were sorry to see that the Student Council, which usually spends much of its time agreeing with the administration, thought that extension of Lamont hours was unnecessary??just one week before Librarian Buck announced the change. It seems the Council jumped on the wrong wave of history this time and got caught in the backwash. Under the leadership of their new Master and their Senior Tutor, the men at Kirkland House were experimenting. Early...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: In Retrospect | 6/6/2006 | See Source »

...What the Fourth Amendment prohibits is ‘unnecessary?? search and seizure,” the justice said. “Is it racial profiling prohibited by the Fourth Amendment for the police to go looking for a white man with blue eyes? Do you want to stop little old ladies with tennis shoes...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scalia Describes ‘Dangerous’ Trend | 9/29/2004 | See Source »

Last spring, Gross called drinking at Harvard a “gigantic” problem, but said that a crackdown is unnecessary??instead suggesting a change in students’ attitudes towards alcohol...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: National Alcohol Survey Mirrors Trend at Harvard | 3/17/2004 | See Source »

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