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  • Race, sex, class and the Duke case

    Race, sex, class and the Duke case

    April 20, 2007 By Susan Webb

    As editor of this page, I searched the Internet for insightful commentary on the Duke lacrosse players case. Sad to say, such comments have been all too few. Most seized the opportunity to throw sand in...

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  • Imus gone! Say no to racism and sexism

    Imus gone! Say no to racism and sexism

    April 20, 2007

    “What has society come to that anything is acceptable today?” — C. Vivian Stringer, coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights women’s basketball team The crude racist/sexist remarks of radio talk show host Don Imus have ignited...

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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    April 20, 2007

    ‘You have struck a rock’ When I watched the press conference of the 10 women basketball players from Rutgers University who are Black and white, scholars and athletes, and their coach, in response to the vicious...

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  • EDITORIAL: Everybodys talking about the weather

    EDITORIAL: Everybodys talking about the weather

    April 20, 2007

    This Earth Day, climate scientists are stepping up their dramatic warnings about the dire consequences of global warming. Earlier this month, in the second installment of its four-part report, the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

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  • EDITORIAL: Something to consider

    EDITORIAL: Something to consider

    April 20, 2007

    Like the rest of America, our hearts go out to the Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, their families and the whole community. During such times of mourning many people look for life lessons so that another...

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