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The debate on gun control was taken up again Tuesday evening in Austin North. Dennis Henigan, from the Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, derided guns as "the only widely-available consumer product designed to kill," while UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh insisted that handguns are the "middle-class and poor person's substitute for an armed guard."
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"On the same day that lawyers debated 'diversity' and affirmative action before the high court, writers argued 'ideological diversity' in the court of public opinion," ADAM WHITE writes. "But for those who trumpet the latter as evidence of unfair treatment, it is their argument--not their class--that is suspect."
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Lee Strang, GREG LIPPER writes this week, set back Christianity a few decades by pushing for a theocracy, employing prose so clumsy as to make the authors of the Bible--all four of them--turn in their graves.
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While the Anti-France Coalition mobilizes "freedom fries" and wine selection to signal its contempt for "Old Europe," DONOVAN RINKER-MORRIS writes that it is just possible that France might have a valid perspective on the dangers of "liberating" people from oppressive leaders.
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It's time for course selection and JEREMY BLACHMAN is excited. The only problem? It takes twenty-seven hours to read the course descriptions, twelve hours to get through the catalogue and years to figure out your top 31 courses.
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Harvard Law School alum and cartoonist Stu Rees present's his unique take on the legal profession.
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In Prof. Alan Stone's recent essay in The RECORD, WILLIAM ZERHOUNI writes, Stone's insights are colored by significant misunderstandings of the Algerian experience.
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When Summers named Elena Kagan the next dean of the Law School, he made a great choice. Still, the process wasn't as transparent as some might have hoped. There is a lesson in there for Kagan--include students in important decisions.
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This week a 2L writes in to tell The RECORD to shut up about telling people to "shut up." The HLS Veterans Association writes in to thank the Law School for their support. A 1L tells the Admin Board to live up to its own principles. And a 1L writes in to complain about American coverage of the war.
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Robert Clark, GEORGE FARAH writes, was never a popular dean and for good reason. The selection of Elena Kagan to succeed Dean Clark is a welcome relief. Kagan will undoubtedly confront many challenges ahead but she is fortunate to serve as dean at this particular juncture--there aren't any large shoes to fill.
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Looking to chow down in Harvard Square? Sabra Grille, ALEX SUNDSTROM writes, provides a nice break from the Harvard Square chains with top-notch Lebanese food.
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HLS may not be a musical Mecca, but a couple of new student bands are making their mark, Jeff Leven writes.