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...After three high-profile episodes in 1999 in which one child shot himself, another had a nervous breakdown and a third was threatened with drowning by classmates, the Czech government funded a pilot program to combat bullying in schools. Conducted in 2002 and 2003, the program found that a comprehensive approach - training the entire school staff, educating families, bringing in police and local counseling groups, and beefing up supervision of both school and nonschool activities - could reduce the incidence of bullying by up to 75% within four months. Others are also experimenting with prevention strategies. In the U.K., the antibullying...
...full withdrawal to the 1967 borders, noting that the preamble emphasizes "the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war." While the meaning of the resolution may be disputed, the negotiations between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and the Palestinian Authority in 2000 following the Camp David breakdown appear to have been guided by the 1967 borders as the starting point, with modifications to be negotiated in a quid...
...early admit pool, similar to the rate for the Class of 2007.Fitzsimmons said the decrease was the result of normal fluctuations in demographics, which he said also accounted for a slight increase in African-American (up 1.8 percent from last year) and Hispanic admits (up 1.1 percent). The regional breakdown of accepted students remained stable...
Contrary to the candidates’ choice of running mates, we feel that the best candidate to complement Glazer’s style and experience is actually Ian W. Nichols ’06. Traditionally, it is rare to question the breakdown of a ticket in council elections, but given the strength of the field this year and the need to enhance the vice-presidential office with added responsibilities, we endorse Nichols over Clay T. Capp ’06. While Capp has an admirable record after recently taking over as treasurer of the council, Nichols’ experience reforming...
...might point out that many Bush voters don’t know how bad their President is for their bottom line. But if they don’t know, it may be because they don’t care. I haven’t been able to find a breakdown of political knowledge by political priorities, but I’ll bet you that those people who think Bush loves poor people aren’t the ones who vote based on the economy. If you think abortion is mass murder and only George W. Bush will...