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More likely is that future terrorists, like those on Sept. 11, will keep a low profile and will choose weapons that are easy to conceal. They will avoid confrontation at all costs. And, as resourceful as terrorists usually are, they will enlist the help of insiders. But my friends in fatigues will be useless against all of that...
Some have also complained about holding events in Houses with overtly religious themes. The singing of Handel’s Messiah in Dunster House each year is an example of such a House-sponsored religious event. The event is not mandatory, however, and students can avoid it if they choose. Thus, like the Christmas tree, such events shouldn’t be banned. Moreover, University policy permits all religious groups to hold voluntary, religious events within their confines, just as the Catholic Student Association currently does when it holds Holy Mass in House common rooms...
...battered white purse, unfolds it and gingerly lays out seven miniature knives. The crude blades are nicked, the wooden handles worn. An older woman sitting next to her leans over and taps the knives twice with the fingers of her right hand, then touches her forehead. This is to avoid eye problems after looking at the knives, she says...
These new regulations are all the more troubling because a concerted attempt was made to avoid any sort of oversight. The rule went into effect before it was published and the normal period of public comment was avoided by invoking a rarely-used exemption clause. By bypassing the other branches of government in promulgating this rule, Ashcroft also displayed an astonishing disregard for the concept of a separation of powers...
Harvard has just four guys in its froncourt rotation and one of them, junior center Brian Sigafoos, continues to struggle to avoid foul trouble. Sigafoos’ size makes him an important cog for Harvard on both of the ends of the floor, but on Saturday, he had just two points—and four fouls—in 11 minutes...