Word: righting
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...think we are? If someone wanted to take a book, they would do it, and the cursory check at the door would be no barrier. In fact, one door checker told me that they hardly ever find anyone stealing books. "And that's how it should be," he said. Right. So why the system that burdens every library visitor and requires a full time guard...
Langdell Library, the law school library located behind the Science Center, has it right. Entrance is provided by an ID card swipe, removing the necessity for a checker in that direction, and the electronic surveillance system is trusted to do its job. No checker looks through the books I own to see if they belong to the library, and no checker ignores the other pocket of my bag where I do have library books but he has forgotten to check. Time is saved, money is saved, and books are just as secure...
Appiah, who was also involved in establishing the after-school program, says the program also "tests the hypothesis that the right content will bring minority kids...
...gotten it almost all right. I want to guide you to its ultimate conclusion," he said, earning a laugh from an audience so diverse it seemed that every country mentioned in the discussion might have had a representative...
...criticized Sen. David Pryor's decision to reconstitute the student leadership at the Institute of Politics (IOP). An opinion article in yesterday's edition of The Crimson described the Director of the Institute of Politics' move as "insultingly dismissive of student input." In my mind Pryor has made the right change at the IOP--he has chosen to make the Institute a place where all students can participate in the decision making process. Furthermore, he had little option but to take action without first consulting the students on the Student Advisory Committee...