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...result, the events are largely geared toward selling the school to prospective students, not showing undergrads a good time. If the UC had the support of campus groups for the after-party, the evening soiree could be a far larger affair...
Marriage, historically, straddles the boundary between politics and religion. It is by nature a religious institution sanctioned and administered by a secular political framework. With the passage of time, however, marriage has evolved to live a double life. On the one hand, it is a religious affair, with different churches conducting marriage ceremonies in places of worship conducted by ordained clergy. On the other hand, however, it is a civic institution, with states registering marriages in secular ceremonies held in courthouses presided over by civic officials. The Vatican has always exercised spiritual sovereignty over the religious institution of marriage within...
Frankly most of us are probably more concerned about whether or not Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s chemistry in the upcoming “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” sheds light on their alleged affair. Oh wait. I just made my point. Those two are real...
Marrinan promises that the play will be an engaging affair: “The play will have a surreal, slightly detached feel—separate from any time or place. We’ve been able to use the [Kronauer] Space to do a lot of subtle things with the audience and the cast. It works really nicely, actually...
...asserted, there was no justification for leniency in sentencing Arthur. Prosecutor Tommy Miller hinted that the retired Navy lieutenant commander had been engaged in the family spy business longer and more deeply than he had admitted. (One revelation at Arthur's sentencing was that he had had an affair with his brother's wife Barbara.) Said Miller: "We have gotten a confession, but we have not gotten the whole truth." WASHINGTON The Empire Strikes...