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OTTAWA -- The Carleton University Students' Association has voted to drop a cystic fibrosis charity as the beneficiary of its annual Shinearama fundraiser, supporting a motion that argued the disease is not "inclusive" enough. Cystic fibrosis "has been recently revealed to only affect white people, and primarily men" said the motion read Monday night to student councillors, who voted almost unanimously in favour of it.

It only kills people like Dean Barnett. Not nearly progressive enough. Cystic fibrosis “has been recently revealed to only affect white people, and primarily men” said the motion read to student councillors, who voted almost unanimously in favour of it… Carleton students have fanned out across the city near the beginning of the school year to raise money to fight the illness for years. But according to the motion read Monday night to student councillors, “all orientees and volunteers should feel like their fundraising efforts will serve the their (sic) diverse communities.”… “I think they see this, in their own...

Finally, I understand why people say that those who pass away at a young age died “too soon.” Prior to Monday, October 27, I would tell myself that those who died young simply passed away at their particular “time.” Even when someone passed away at an exceedingly young age—like the singer and actress Aaliyah Haughton, who perished in a plane crash in August 2001 at the age of 22—I’d rationalize it by saying that it was their time to go. I cannot do that anymore. At the very least, I cannot do that now. Dean Barnett is no longer with...

Hugh Hewitt just reported on his show that Dean Barnett of The Weekly Standard, and Hewitt's substitute on his radio program, is hospitalized in serious condition with cystic fibrosis. Prayers are requested.

<p>VANCOUVER, Washington (CNN) -- Consolidated Freightways, the nation's third-largest long-haul trucking company, plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday, its chief executive announced in a recorded message to the company's 20,000 employees Monday.</p> <p>"All U.S. terminals will not be open tomorrow morning and you should not report, since your employment ends immediately," said CEO John Brincko in a 6.5-minute message. "I am sorry for this action but we have no other choice due to a lack of financial resources."</p>