Word: bernhard
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...Right-to-die proponents, however, are outraged at what they perceive as the government's interference in a personal matter. "This goes against the human right of self-determination - a principle that has been an integral part of the Swiss mentality for the past 700 years," says Bernhard Sutter, a board member of EXIT. Sutter says that the organization, which has 70,000 members, not only obeys the law, but also follows its own stringent guidelines, such as the detailed examination of a candidate's medical records, in-depth interviews and compulsory counseling about alternatives to suicide...
...When your gut tells you that it’s something to be stigmatized, it comes from somewhere—historically, it comes from gambling’s perceived threat on the moral order of the day,” says Bo J. Bernhard ’95, associate professor of sociology at the University of Las Vegas and director of gambling research. “You were supposed to gradually save up your money and put it away for a rainy day, but gambling comes along and promises something for nothing. You don’t have to save...
According to Bernhard, the UNLV sociology professor, gambling constitutes any activity in which valuable items are wagered with no guarantee of the outcome. The description sounds a lot like poker—every hand has a good or bad outcome. It’s the mere possibility of the former, coupled with the ease with which it can happen, that draws legions to the game. But many experienced poker players chafe at the use of the term “gambling,” wincing as soon it’s mentioned and politely interrupting to clarify the distinction between...
Department Chair Sean D. Kelly said that Richard will join a department that includes faculty engaged in similar research, including Philosophy Professors Warren Goldfarb ’69, Bernhard Nickel, and Susanna Siegel...
...coming will make our department an even better place to forge ties with linguistics, which is something that Bernhard Nickel has already done,” Hall said. “If you reach a critical number of people specializing in an area, prospective graduate students start to take notice...