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...copyright act stimulated a large appeal by radio stations, as well as a website built to protest it. The site lists a number of stations affected by the bill, including WHRB. It also encourages people to write their members of Congress and complain that a new bill attempting to compromise on the royalty issue was “negotiated and agreed upon without educational and community station input...
...handful of cadets in full uniform walked by the protest. No protester said anything, but the cadets got some meaningful stares...
Other universities have found positions like this extremely useful in mediating disputes among members of the university community. Helping to find mutually acceptable solutions to divisive conflicts without resorting to costly legal action or coercive protest is a valuable service to the University community. Equally valuable, however, is direct communication among disputing parties. The ombudsman’s office must not become an obstacle to such communication by requiring conflicting groups to seek mediation. Encouraging free and fair debate is a key component of the University’s mission—and direct, vocal argument is an integral form...
Officials agreed that the solution should be to even out discrepancies in the school system and improve education across the city. But amid weeks of parental protest against the plan, unveiled earlier this month by Superintendent of Schools Bobbie J. D’Alessandro, they did not agree on whether mergers would fix the inequities...
...Student protest has historically played an important role in holding the University accountable for its investment policies—a role it continues to play through groups like HAC. Such protest is important in putting issues on the public agenda...