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Short Takes: News From All Over: January 13, 2005

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Abusive Calls Give BBC Chiefs a Jerry Springer Moment
By Owen Gibson, The Guardian
A British version of Janet Jackson's nipple-baring episode has been playing out over the past few weeks. Seems Christian viewers were bothered by the BBC's broadcast of Jerry Springer: The Opera. After it was aired, tThey sent the network 50,000 complaints and peppered station executives with what they describe as 'abusive' and 'threatening' calls. It's a guess, but it might have been that scene when Jesus admits that he's 'a bit gay' that kicked up the outrage. -- Hannah Lobel
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1386867,00.html

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Michigan: Who Really Won?
By Jeffrey Selingo, The Chronicle of Higher Education
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court 's handed down decisions on affirmative action that some observers hoped would give minority students greater access to the Ivory Tower. But the court split their rulings: the University of Michigan's law school admissions policy was upheld while its undergraduate school's was struck down. As a result, many colleges and universities are unsure how to proceed. At some schools, that hesitance, along with the persistent campaign of affirmative-action foes, may have actually caused a decline in minority enrollment. -- Hannah Lobel
http://chronicle.com/free/v51/i19/19a02101.htm

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