Tag: Southern Methodist University
You Really Can Love a Pet Like a Kid
For the 10 years they were together, Kristen de Marco and her terrier Gracie were inseparable. De Marco brought her dog to work each day, and routinely left dinners and parties early to rush home to her; she skipped her 20th high-school reunion because Gracie was sick and none of the available hotels could accommodate a dog. De Marco’s dedication sometimes struck friends, family, and colleagues as odd. When they heard that de Marco would pay to bring Gracie on
How to Fix the Bias Against Free Speech on Campus
A recent investigation of eight abortion-rights supporters at American University, in Washington, D.C., offers yet more evidence that college administrators and diversity-and-inclusion bureaucrats—some of whom undermine free speech as if their job duties demanded it—need new checks on their power.
This matter began in May, shortly after the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization leaked, prompting numerous law students at American to join an online chat about the impending diminution of abortion rights. One student
Brauchen Kinder den COVID-Impfstoff für die Schule?
Die COVID-19-Impfung für 5- bis 11-Jährige ist endlich auf dem Weg. Aber während sich der Genehmigungsprozess für den Notfall entfaltete, gab es auch Diskussionen darüber, ob Kinder gezwungen werden sollten (oder bald), Spritzen zu bekommen. Schulmandate für neue Impfstoffe bleiben in der Regel um etwa ein halbes Jahrzehnt hinter den CDC-Empfehlungen zurück, aber COVID-19-Impfungen scheinen auf der Schnellstraße zu erfolgen. Der Unified School District von Los Angeles – der zweitgrößte des Landes – verlangt, dass Schüler ab 12 Jahren bis