History lesson: 'U' should acknowledge error of past actions
The annual "Davis, Markert and Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom," given at Monday's faculty Senate Assembly meeting, should serve as a reminder to the University that an unfortunate page in its history remains is not yet officially acknowledged. The University owes a formal apology to former professors Chandler Davis, Clement Markert and Mark Nickerson for the unjust treatment they received after not cooperating with former U.
Repressed: AP gives freelance photographers a bad deal
Recently, there has been renewed interest in monopolistic practices due to the ruling against Microsoft's inclusion of its Internet Explorer program with every copy of Windows '95 it sells. But one monopoly that is not likely to receive much negative press is the monopoly of wire services in the United States by the Associated Press. The AP, secure in its almost-unchallenged power, is now taking the misguided step so frequently taken by large corporations - taking advantage of the very employees that assisted it in attaining its dominance.
Films blur the line between political action and reality
I'll admit, I was one of the people who wished Harrison Ford really could have been the president after he stepped off "Air Force One."
But that doesn't mean I wanted the president in the movie.
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