The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that jailhouse strip-searches are legal regardless of the offense for which the accused was arrested. That is, officials can strip-search anyone in jail for any reason. The decision was 5-4, with the split along ideological lines. Justice Anthony Kennedy voted with the four conservative justices, while the dissent came unanimously from the liberal wing.
This year, Election Day for President is on Nov. 6, 2012, right? Wrong, or at least partially so. Election Day for President is really Dec. 17, 2012, when presidential electors will gather at state houses across the nation and cast the only votes that count - electoral votes. We the people don't actually vote for the president - or even have the right to do so. It's time we changed that.
How many times have we gone to the movies, seen a director's name and taken "wild" guesses at who would be starring ... and been absolutely right? Like artists from every century, film directors often look to individuals to inspire their creativity - their muses. In this column, Sassy Cinema explores the questions of who, why and to what end do directors hire their muses in multiple movies and varying roles.
When I was walking down the library steps this past Wednesday, I was shocked and disturbed to see posters for Hillel's Jewish Queer Students at Tufts' then?upcoming event "God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality" defaced with stickers saying "apartheid" in Hebrew.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) yesterday published its second annual list of the "Twelve Worst Colleges for Free Speech." Tufts University was featured once again, this year coming in 10th. Two other Boston-area universities also made the list: Harvard in fourth place and Brandeis in 12th. The mission of FIRE is to "defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities." FIRE brings attention to free speech violations at colleges around the country and occasionally even uses its own legal resources to help students whose rights it believes are being violated.
As the furor caused by Invisible Children and Kony 2012 settles down, it's difficult to tell how it will be remembered and if the discourse it generated will be sustained. Kony 2012 may just become another interesting anecdote of our social media?driven generation about a video that spread like wildfire and got everyone talking and tweeting, before being relegated to our browser histories. On the other hand, as superficial as it was accused of being, it may actually continue to raise awareness that people like Joseph Kony still operate in places we know nothing about, to spawn criticism after criticism and positively deconstruct our privileged generation's views of politics, social justice and attitudes towards the Other.
It's advice Jumbos on the hunt for jobs and internships hear constantly: Clean up social media profiles and adjust privacy settings so potential employers don't come across inflammatory remarks and photos of late-night debauchery. These precautions might not help if a job applicant is asked to hand over his or her login information during the course of an interview, though.
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