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...court is a strip joint advertising, in neon, "Mugs and Jugs." Nearby, a shop displays garish Valentine's Day wares: a larger-than-life knight in shining armor standing tall beside a Queen of Hearts. It's a costume shop, of course. Vancouver, in these dark days, has a dearth of real-life romantic heroes...
...Faraya's slopes and parking lots, even on a glorious Sunday afternoon, aren't nearly as crowded as the should be. There's also a noticeable dearth of headscarves and Hummers. Most Lebanese who ski are either Christians (Faraya is deep in the Christian highlands) or Muslims who tend towards the stylish and secular. But the resort typically attracts many tourists from the Gulf and neighboring Arab countries, who have more traditional tastes: they like their cars big and their women covered...
...going.” The current board’s term was interrupted by the summer break, complicating the planning process, Petrich said. Elections for the new board begin today and Petrich said that it will benefit from not having its term interrupted. But some houses have seen a dearth of applicants. As of the original application deadline of midnight Friday, no one had declared candidacy from Adams, Cabot, Dunster, or Leverett. As a result, the CEB decided to extend the deadline another 24 hours, according to Drake. All houses except for Leverett now have candidates running, Drake said, adding...
...happened until now.This Sunday, the most architecturally interesting building in Boston will open its doors. It is Boston’s first new art museum since the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) opened at its current location on Huntington Ave. in 1909.Not only has there been a dearth of new cultural institutions in Boston, there has been little critically acclaimed architecture here in the 30 years since the construction of I.M. Pei’s John Hancock Tower—an iconic building, but an engineering disaster.This trend is on the verge of reversal, however, with major expansion projects underway...
...discussion about women’s political involvement...and what are the obstacles or barriers to women participating in campus politics on the same level as men,” Dara F. Goodman ‘07, an RUS co-president, said. The issue of the dearth of female representation has been acknowledged during the campaign season, but the UC has not had a formal discussion on it this year. “The UC needs to acknowledge this [issue] now,” said West Yard UC representative and secretary Andrea R. Flores ’10, who attended...