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...groups filled out a 10-page application, explaining in great detail the groups’ activities and needs for office space. It is a matter of speculation as to why some of the assignments were made—perhaps the subcommittee was pressed for time or did not fully understand the size and scope of each organization. By all indications, however, the subcommittee was acting in good faith—trying to assign student space to the groups that needed it most—even if the result was imperfect. Yet, even though the assignment of space fell short...
...smoker, I understand how pleasant it would be to simply walk into a bar and demand that it cater to my particular smoke-free preferences, but what gives me the right to impose my personal choices on others? In a liberal democratic society, tolerance of harmless actions is a virtue that enables the peaceful functioning of society—“each person should enjoy maximum liberty, consistent with the like liberty of others.” J.S. Mill’s tolerance, rather than teetotalers, ought to be the model...
...short-answer portion of the exam; they only had to answer 50 of the 65 points. Exam time was reduced from the traditional three hours to two. “Really our main objective was to get all of the students out and finished in the time allotted. We understand that everyone is really busy,” said Glazer. In an e-mail to the class after the exam, Shahar told students to contact him if they were worried that the delay had affected their performance on the exam. “I have received some concerns and will...
...glaciers" as they march forth across the Canadian border. Gore excoriates the politicians who seek to take up unjustified invasions of other countries, just to get our $11 trillion budget surplus back in circulation. (Gore's self-deprecating reply: "What part of 'lockbox' don't you understand?") Americans are still fearful to travel abroad - but only because of the spontaneous mass huggings they're in for as gratitude for the country's enlightened good will...
...arrondisement. In the Payne sketch, Margo Martindale is a Denver mail carrier on a Paris holiday. Wandering alone through parks in the city whose language she has tried to master (the narration is in hilarious fractured French - the kind we speak in restaurants and shops here), she comes to understand the fragile gift of solitude in a big, beautiful city...