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...living-wage campaign, was that it presumed to speak for a student body that it had yet to consult. In that vein, we certainly support UC initiatives to better ascertain the pulse of the student body. But we do so with significant caveats. The UC should tread cautiously to avoid several perils of polling...
...ideal solution, but at least the one announced by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Thursday reflects the clear presidential choice of the Haitian people: Rene Garcia Preval was just below the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a runoff when the vote was halted Tuesday - after Preval had threatened a legal battle over charges of massive fraud, citing tens of thousands of ineligible and blank ballots. His point was underscored later on Tuesday when supporters discovered thousands of apparently legitimate ballot papers and electoral material containing votes for Preval that had been tossed in a dump just outside...
...humanity, they are worthless. Dieter Gebrath Gelnhausen, Germany My son was born in Germany 11 years ago. That is how I got to know a Germany even my mother would have found old-fashioned. As a Norwegian and a career woman, I decided to move back home to avoid hostile and insensitive comments on my dual responsibilities of work and family. German women have to learn to fight for their rights. Only they can change their society - as Scandinavians did 30 years ago. The election of Angela Merkel as Chancellor is a good start. I hope she will be able...
...recent void in her extracurricular life formed after leaving her beloved a cappella group (shout out to the Harvard Lowkeys!) with yet another marginal art form—cartooning. When not attempting to figure out what her concentration actually means, you can find her thinking of ways to avoid leaving the Quad…at any cost. Check out Briahna’s cartoons on Wednesdays...
Muslim populations in the west are growing and assimilation, although challenging, is non-negotiable. Of course, it is a two-way process and Jyllands-Posten could have refrained from publishing the cartoons to avoid offending Muslims. Nevertheless, the reaction of Muslims undermines their demands; it makes no sense for Dutch Muslim protesters to burn the Danish national flag while claiming that they are not being respected by the state...