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...greater emotional heft in this new work. The tender relationship of the brothers before they are separated, and their sundering, is told in a timed-release fashion, reaching an unbearably moving climax. If there is a sag in the middle of the novel brought about by a too expository account of Indonesian politics, it is more than redeemed by the way Aw debunks every expectation one has of the postcolonial novel: questions of identity and belonging, of native and foreigner, of affiliations of birth and adoption. This is a book full of immense intelligence and empathy...
...suggestion that administrators take salary cuts in the spirit of shouldering the burden of deep cutbacks across the University. The Faculty will need to close a $220 million deficit over the next two years, Smith said, but the range of budget cuts announced last week only account for $77 million in savings...
...would bring more headaches. The League of Women Voters says that Prop 1A would "make it more difficult for future governors and legislatures to enact budgets that meet California's needs and address state priorities" and "could lock in a reduced level of public services by not taking proper account of the state's changing demographics and actual growth in costs." The Legislative Analyst wrote, "The fiscal effects of Proposition 1A are particularly difficult to assess...
Much like community dinners, barbecues, and stein clubs, formals provide a culminating opportunity to eat from chocolate fountains, renew your yearly account with Keezer’s, and enjoy a night with your fellow Housemates. Formals need not be entirely House-exclusive, but people from that house should make up the bulk of the crowd. It’s a chance for new members of the House to meet and get acquainted with their soon-to-be neighbors and for everybody else to renew their House pride. When House formals are sold out to the highest bidder, they revert back...
...voters to the Democratic Party. Newt Gingrich wasn't yet a Catholic when the 2004 statement was debated and approved. But the new convert was the first to speak out against Notre Dame's commencement speaker. On March 24, the Republican former House Speaker weighed in on his Twitter account, which appears to have limits on capital letters: "It is sad to see notre dame invite president obama to give the commencement address since his policies are so anti catholic values." There's nothing like the zeal of a convert, but Gingrich may find it's awkward...