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...Adopt Suzanne Somers...
...issue is how the scrutiny is done at the top level.”Chicago’s tenure system does not include review by an ad hoc committee.“If we believed that it dramatically enhanced the quality of the appointments, we would probably adopt such a process, but I don’t know that it obviously does,” Saller says.Although Columbia University does put tenure cases through an ad hoc scrutiny, Provost Alan Brinkley agrees that the existence of an ad hoc committee does not seem to significantly affect the quality...
...girl you are courting that you are sensitive, manly, and able to take care of yourself. Try saying something like this to her: “I’ve been so busy lately washing my own workout clothes that I haven’t been able to adopt enough abandoned puppies.” You might also want to throw out a witty, yet sensitive joke; for instance, you can establish your anti-war credentials by commenting that “we can’t hug our children with nuclear arms.” No one wants...
...place, lyrically-speaking: the establishment. Having reached a new level of success after the release of his second album, the conceptual “A Grand Don’t Come for Free,” Skinner is forced to abandon cheeky irreverence (sort of), and adopt the much more serious issues of fame and fortune. Complaints about the lifestyle of the rich and famous is a trail well-trodden in the music industry, and Skinner’s descent down the same path is part bizarre and part amusing—I can’t help shake...
...argued that only people who have attended HoCo meetings know who is capable of leading the group. On the other hand, direct House-wide elections have an instinctive democratic appeal. In any case, the UC should not dictate from above what electoral scheme a House should adopt and should leave it to Houses themselves to decide what electoral system best suits their desired ends...