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Provost said that the arrests came as a surprise, saying that she and her fellow protestors had purposely tried to avoid what they saw as any possibility of violating laws or University rules...
...supernatural. “A bright” is totally different from being bright. The word was not chosen because brights consider themselves especially clever or intelligent. It was chosen because “bright” is an uplifting word that atheists can call themselves to avoid all the negative connotations associated with atheist label. After all, why would anyone want to explicitly come out as an atheist, when so many people in America think atheists are all wicked and doomed to burn in hell...
...Bertie is a grand chap. He's one of us." That sense of ownership is evident everywhere as members of the public, young and old, lean into the double-handed shake of the man they all call Bertie. Some pols "use security as an umbrella" to avoid contact with their electorates, says Ahern. "I'd go bonkers if I was stuck inside." Burnishing his everyman appeal is a gift for mangling sentences as thoroughly as President Bush: he famously warned against "throwing white elephants and red herrings" and "upsetting the apple tart." Ahern dresses like a man of the people...
...daily culture. “Cruelty to animals is built into the fabric of our lives,” she said. “It’s built into our language, just as sexism is.” While Korsgaard acknowledged that it is difficult to avoid compromising ethical standards, she said that individual action was an important step forward, pointing out that “delicious cuisines for vegetarians are available.” The panel also said that change could begin in the classroom. “If I were a Harvard student today, I would seriously...
...It’s not something you can just avoid by going to the right college or getting the right grades,” said AAUW Director of Research Catherine Hill, one of the authors of the study...