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...arrived at the Pavilion at 6:45 p.m., over two hours before the show was scheduled to begin. A small line of Busta-devotees started to form behind me, including a group of impatient women toting a large sack filled with pint-sized bottles of merlot and pinot grigio to help pass the time. When a UC rep came marching through the door I thought my moment was upon me and proudly announced my goal: “I’m here to interview Busta.” The response? “He isn’t here...
...marks the first major step by a top-tier university to curb grade inflation, and Princeton will begin this fall to phase in the plan over three years...
...build institutional reform is little-by-little, step-by-step. Only three years ago, with the presidency of Paul A. Gusmorino ’02, did the council begin a reform which transformed it from a joke to a serious student advocacy group. It has gradually rebuilt its reputation and legitimacy. If it desires extra funding, it should have asked students for a modest increase—perhaps enough to account for inflation and a few, earmarked increases in services and grants. But this immense increase, which only recently appeared on the council scene publicly, is ill-conceived and sweeping...
...like the idea of replacing the Core. [The Core] is a bad idea, an insufficient idea to begin with,” said Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield...
With the planned hand-over of symbolic "sovereignty" to an Iraqi government only 10 weeks away, the U.S. "to-do" list in Iraq seems impossibly vast. The occupation authority has to find an Iraqi government; determine where its own authority will end and the Iraqis' will begin; win international backing for the new arrangement and placate those in Washington and Baghdad disappointed by the outcome. Oh, and also, prevail militarily against insurgent challengers at Fallujah, Najaf and elsewhere...