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• Mistrial declared in CA gay student killing trial

  Thu Sep 1, 2011
  • The school administration has been accused of being more concerned about defending King's civil rights than recognizing that his behavior and what he wore — high heels, makeup and feminine clothing — made other students uncomfortable.

• Police: Parents should steal kids' Facebook passwords

  Mon Feb 14, 2011
  • I remember this becoming something of a parental fad in my area around 2001-2003, right around when I was in high school. I did not have a car and spent almost all of my free time around either Mom or Dad.

• Is it time to scrap the Electoral College?

  Tue Oct 21, 2008
  • I remember having to come up with a solution to this in a political science class. We could either defend the current electoral college, defend the popular vote, or come up with a different system and address why it's better than the other two.

• Strife over shots: Should our kids play together?

  Mon Aug 25, 2008
  • Here's what I don't get: why would the parent of the vaccinated child have a problem with an unvaccinated one? Because the one child is vaccinated, there is no reason to be afraid of that. It's not as though unvaccination is contagious.

• College presidents seek drinking age debate

  Mon Aug 18, 2008
  • No health risks associated with voting? Participating in this freak show we call a political system is enough to take a few years off one's life. Changing my voting address nearly gave me an aneurysm, bloody-stinking DMV... :)

• College presidents seek drinking age debate

  Mon Aug 18, 2008
  • For one, where does that stat come from? Secondly, consider the nature of being young. "Natural" stuff doesn't usually kill you (old age, heart disease, diabetes, etc.).

• College presidents seek drinking age debate

  Mon Aug 18, 2008
  • I don't think James was arguing that insurance companies shouldn't charge more. Like you said, statistics are why the rates are higher. That can also be called a penalty. English is sort of cool that way - you can say the same thing two different ways. That's why it's called Academentia

• College presidents seek drinking age debate

  Mon Aug 18, 2008
  • Excuse me, but my ex-boyfriend nearly got his leg blown off in Iraq before he went to college.

• College presidents seek drinking age debate

  Mon Aug 18, 2008
  • Some actual solutions! Actually, I don't think the BAC-FYI is a bad idea; unless one uses a metabolic test, one can never be sure what one's BAC really is. Some people are long gone, while some feel they're still good to drive. Doing something like that would help put it into perspective.

• College presidents seek drinking age debate

  Mon Aug 18, 2008
  • The punishment does not fit the crime, I guess. That'll do just as much damage to respect for the law as making bad laws.