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Almost 150 students packed the hallways of Holworthy basement on Monday, all in search of the boxes supplied by the Undergraduate Council (UC) at the close of each year, only to find that the boxes—already once-delayed in their arrival—were not ready for them. While the UC had promised a 10 a.m. opening of sales on Monday, by the time the boxes arrived in the late afternoon, crowds had swelled and tempers had flared. In the rush that ensued, the boxes were sold out within an hour. “Once they came...
...step down over allegations of misuse of earmarks and misreporting on his financial disclosures, and the Justice Department is reportedly reviewing a complaint against him. The Republican head of the House Appropriations Committee, Jerry Lewis, is reportedly under investigation for potential misuse of earmarks. Former House majority leader Tom DeLay, on trial for illegal campaign fund transfers, is also under investigation for dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former staffers. The former Chairman of the House Administration Committee, Ohio Republican Bob Ney, has been fingered by four people in a public corruption scheme tied to Abramoff. Florida Republican Katherine Harris...
...doing (and thus being consumed by guilt and shame), devote your full attention to getting the most out of what you are doing. That way, you’ll be as productive as possible without actually doing whatever it is you’re trying to avoid or delay. However, I’ve found that some people are somewhat confused in their understanding of what “productive” really means. The simple fact that you aren’t sleeping isn’t quite enough to make whatever you’re doing productive. When...
...three unique floodgate systems to stop storm surges from riding into the city via the three drainage canals breached after Katrina. The Corps admitted last week that two of the three floodgates it was building for the job would not be finished on June 1, as promised. The anticipated delay--a month in the case of one gate structure--has made people in New Orleans nervous, if not downright angry...
...about Xeroxing exams “has always been clear and unambiguous.” A handbook distributed to faculty and available online says “all courses are expected to handle the printing and photocopying of their own examinations.” To make up for the delay, students were given a choice on the short-answer portion of the exam; they only had to answer 50 of the 65 points. Exam time was reduced from the traditional three hours to two. “Really our main objective was to get all of the students...