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...seem to have decided to run without careful consideration. For instance, Omar A. Musa ’08 and Daniel Ross-Rieder ’08 said in a letter explaining why they dropped out of the race that when they decided to run they were “drunk with idealism” and that “with our lack of experience in student government, it would not be fair to ask the student body to put its trust in us in governing the College, when we ourselves are not even sure how the UC really works...
...young guy who likes to get drunk,” he starts to reassure me at one point. “I’m not in any hurry to get married. I make no apologies for my life. You and I—I don’t know how old you are—but we like...
...contest down to six. In a resignation statement released yesterday, the candidates cited the bureaucratic nature of the Undergraduate Council (UC) and their lack of Council experience as the two main reasons for their withdrawal—writing that they had entered the race “drunk with idealism.” Their resignation leaves Tim R. Hwang ’08 and Alexander S. Wong ’08 as the only remaining ticket without UC experience. Musa and Ross-Rieder said they will look for alternate routes to enact change at Harvard because the UC has inadequately...
...remain popular for festive occasions. The Estonians are also trying to export them. I visited the nation's biggest and oldest winery, Põltsamaa Veinikelder, tel: (372) 776 6199; www.poltsamaafelix.ee, about 140 km south of the capital, Tallinn, to do some sampling. Tasting notes: LOSSIVEIN '85 Pure blueberry, drunk slightly chilled. The best of the new generation of drier wines, recommended as an accompaniment to a hearty meal of game. It is also used as communion wine in local Protestant churches. Color: cheerful Beaujolais red Nose: syrupy Palate: once the initial blast of pure alcohol wears off, succulent blueberry...
...generation more than any other incident. Initiations take place at night. Each recruit swears allegiance to his cell on a Koran, then eats a piece of paper bearing 24 vows written in Arabic script, washed down with holy water blessed by the village imam. "After you've drunk it you don't feel fear," says Ma-ae. "You can even withstand the pain of torture without confessing...