Word: though
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...managed to offend women, blacks, Native Americans and homosexuals. Last week, on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Review sank to a new low by printing Hitler's boast that "by warding off the Jews, I am fighting for the Lord's work." The Dartmouth campus erupted with indignation. Though editor in chief Kevin Pritchett claimed that some unidentified culprit had sneaked the quote into print, the Review's president and two other staff members quit. Outraged students supported by faculty members organized a mass protest that brought a throng to the campus green...
...Museum of Modern Art. The first U.S. exhibition for the Brazilian-born Salgado, a onetime economist who took up photography to document life in developing nations. Whether in a Peruvian village, an open-pit gold mine in Brazil or a refugee camp in Ethiopia, Salgado sees not just hardship, though he sees a great deal of that, but also the immemorial underpinnings of life -- tradition, community and work -- that give suffering a meaning. Through...
...American-led military offensive occurs, his own generals may move against him. Or (a more favored scenario) that someone in the inner circle will assassinate him. The talk -- some of it wishful thinking, perhaps -- comes from well-connected Iraqis, Russians and Western intelligence specialists. They draw parallels with Romania, though the idea of an organized mass opposition is improbable. There are reports of protests and desertions in the army...
Another key factor animating the students' rage is a sense of betrayal. There is a widespread belief that Singh, who enjoyed a large following among students because he stressed honest, "value-based politics," compromised those principles by setting aside the jobs for lower castes. Though Singh does have a history of commitment to social reform, it is also undeniable that he needed a stronger mandate to prop up his minority government. The affirmative- action decision not only gave Singh fresh support from a huge part of the electorate; it also undermined several of his political enemies who rely...
...this implies is that TV's impact is pervasive and to a large extent inevitable. That impact cannot be wished away; all that can be done is to try to understand and control it. Reforms of the sort Congress has enacted are a salutary step. Networks and stations too -- though they are in the business of entertainment, not education -- must be vigilant about the content and commercialization of kids' shows...