NewsfeedAfter a series of appeals by both The New York Times and New York City, the recordings of 130 calls made to 911 operators by those inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 were given to the Times on Wednesday. After reviewing the tapes, the Times ran the story on Friday. »
I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but Student Association elections were supposed to occur last week. The reason elections were not held last week is because there were not enough candidates running to fill all 20 positions. So, the election was postponed until this week and now there are 27 people running for 20 positions. »
They say a bad apple ruins the whole bunch. Such is the case in a lawsuit recently filed by The Beatles that finds Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the widows of George Harrison and John Lennon suing Apple Computer over what amounts to a squabble over a piece of cartoon fruit. »
Am I the only one that finds the idea of an honor code a little ridiculous? Sure, students cheat. It is a fact of student "culture," though I am hesitant to use that term to describe what we have on campus. Nevertheless, students do cheat. Yes, it is a horrible thing. I personally never have cheated, but I have known students that have engaged in this erroneous activity. Do I agree with it? No. Do I accept it? Yes. Why, you ask? It's really quite simple: I would rather have students in school learning just a little and cheating than people out on the streets with no chance at an education. »
