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...both cases, the administration’s chief concern was not political correctness or the avoidance of controversy, but simply the safety of its students. This concern is necessary and appreciated, but perhaps excessively paternalistic. Couldn’t Keenan judge on his own whether he was putting himself in unnecessary danger by peacefully making known his objections to Debauchery...
...sent out to inform the campus about her assault, the College did nothing. Dean David T. Ellwood ’75 of the KSG responded with an email to his students. It is troubling that no email was sent expressing the College’s “concern for the welfare” of Muslim students...
...Muslim students on campus were disappointed by the Salient’s decision to reprint the Danish cartoons. But Dean Kidd’s email to the Salient has deeply offended many. After being directly associated with violence by the Salient, the students would have appreciated an expression of concern for their safety by the administration in case they themselves became targets of violence. What they got instead was a suggestion that they would be the perpetrators of that violence. In the words of one Muslim student: “I am now in essence considered to be a threat...
Such drastic steps are feeding a backlash against globalization that is of growing concern. "There's a win-win depiction of globalization that the world doesn't buy," Roach said. Added Tyson: "In the U.S., I can find very few groups who deeply understand the economic dependency of the U.S. and China and speak positively about it. They see China more as a power threat than as an effective economic ally, as a threat to American jobs rather than a source of jobs, and as a threat to U.S. financial markets rather than a source of funds that gives...
...reputation has been improving. As recently as 2002, more people stressed the drawbacks of nuclear power than its advantages, according to the surveys. But that trend has reversed, and a clear majority now cite the pros rather than the cons. Critically, the surveys show that most respondents say concern about greenhouse gases and climate change are the key reasons for their views...