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Those who claim Petersen did a disservice to President Faust would do well to revisit her own words...
...them, I pose these questions: Who else but Britney would think to pair Ugg boots with a bed sheet that doubles as a dress? Who else but Britney would shave her head, beat a waiting photographer’s car with an umbrella, and then two weeks later claim that this was because she was researching a role for a movie? Even her new video, the concept of which is that a blonde Britney watches a brunette Britney strip, so aptly characterizes the schizophrenia of our modern epoch. Whatever the self-righteous press might say, Britney is an independent thinker...
...ineligible for Medicare, but still wear a bowtie regularly? +1 2) Do you claim it’s ironic? +4 3) Have you ever tipped a fedora at a rakish angle over your left eye anywhere but in a ’50s noir film? +3 4) Was it, in fact, on the way to Expos? +10 5) Do you own a shirt that claims your preferred political party or social justice issue is “sexy,” “hot,” or “for lovers?” +6 6) Socks...
...Marines now flying the $120 million aircraft have insisted that the small gun slung from the aircraft's opened rear ramp is adequate for war. That's a claim disputed by retired Marine general James Jones, who ordered a beefed-up, forward-firing gun for the V-22 when he was serving as the Corps' top officer from 1999 to 2003. The requirement evaporated after Jones stepped down as commandant, but the Air Force, which is buying 50 V-22s for the Special Ops command, seems to agree with Jones...
...coffers. Other groups never file “completed project forms” with the UC’s Finance Committee, so their grant checks are never written. Still other checks go un-cashed. But if some groups are denied funding because other groups never actually claim their cash, then the UC’s budget is not adequately serving students. When club sports are denied funding across the board and grant applicants are rebuffed because of an alleged want of funds, the UC is obligated to ensure that the shortfall actually exists. And when the leftovers...