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...American newsrooms, including the Times. Of the Old Grey Lady’s 25 political reporters, only one, Lynette Clemetson, is black, and she joined the team this January. And while the Times purports to maintain a finger on the pulse of New York, Brent Staples is the sole black person on its 15-member editorial board. These sorts of numbers would have bolstered Blair’s claims. Instead, he resorts to generalities upon which Ralph Ellison—or, hell, even H.G. Wells—would surely frown...
...complex issues is to share ideas in small group settings—which is why sections are ultimately the most important aspect of a course. In section, students can reform their opinions, test their ideas on others and, most importantly, grasp the material more confidently. It is the sole place to achieve these goals outside of the 400-person lecture class. Yet we still barrage that “one really annoying person in section who won’t shut up” as the cause of our misery. If we all participated a little more, perhaps they wouldn?...
Naturally, microscopic blastocysts in a petri dish do not evoke our reflexive compassion the way those individuals suffering from awful, incurable diseases do. And indeed, if emotion were the sole determinant of one’s position, he or she would undoubtedly favor stem-cell research. But public policy should not reflect a hasty utilitarian calculus born of sentimentality; it should reflect logic flowing from scrupulous moral deliberation. That may seem a callous thing to say, especially given the heartfelt appeals for stem-cell research from the likes of Michael J. Fox, who is afflicted with Parkinson?...
...while Martin brought his directing experience to bear on the Huntington’s artistic direction, the decisions he made did not move the company’s artistic vision into the sole hands of the director. So he decided to hire a dramaturg. He began to explore scripts and looked for newness, not in directorial interpretation or adaptation, as has become the hallmark of the ART, but in new texts...
Junior co-captain Courtney Bergman, ranked No. 41 nationally, served up the contest’s sole upset, taking out No. 11 Megan Bradley in a nail-biter in the No. 1 slot...