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It’s questionable appointment season: On Tuesday, just weeks after the Senate finally agreed to seat Roland Burris—the nominee of a governor currently in midst of impeachment proceedings—Kirsten Gillibrand became the senator from New York amidst speculation that her selection was a political move by New York governor David Paterson. Senator Gillibrand, who, up until her appointment, was largely unknown to New Yorkers outside her Congressional district, was rumored to have been chosen for her ability to help Paterson appeal to upstate New Yorkers and women in his upcoming reelection...
...stunning, however. As the Sugar Plum Fairy, Larissa Ponomarenko was very pretty and precise, but a bit too elusive, and her chilled rapport with Roman Rykine as her Cavalier did not help. Nevertheless, there is something about seeing a glittering pink tutu and satin pink pointe shoes amidst a cornucopia of confections, delicacies, princes, and enchantment that never fails to win one over, no matter one’s age, gender, cynicism, and overall faith in the existence of magic. In a world full of not only civil strife but also “Giselles...
...Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents...
...told my dad over Skype that Paris would be the most amazing place in the world if we could just get rid of the French. He suggested that such negativity was perhaps not the key to optimizing my experience, so I tried hard to change my tune. Yet, amidst the riddling systems that structure quotidian life in Paris, my American sensibility and logic left me wondering what this cultural mentality was really all about.Mon exemple préféré: working out. In response to my obligation to morning croissants, I resolved to break a sweat each...
...period alone and overtime, you’re really playing Russian roulette,” Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 said.Working off an interference call against junior Ian Tallett at 14:55 in the third, Brown swarmed around the Crimson goal and pushed the puck in amidst a barrage of shots to lift the score to 1-1.“There were some screens,” freshman goaltender Matt Hoyle said. “It shot through and I never saw it. Just got unlucky.”Aside from the one that got away...