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...participate on the Committee on House Life and Committee on Undergraduate Education. Most recently, she traded in two weeks’ worth of sleep to manage the Petersen-Sundquist UC presidential campaign. “There would be no victory without Tracy Nowski,” says UC President-elect Ryan A. Petersen ’08, who praises her organization and “ability to immediately command respect.” Caring and responsible, she also has a green thumb. Blockmate Emily K. Vasiliauskas ’07 puts it bluntly: “She is obsessed with...
...Silly String you can find, and drop it off at the closest military base to be shipped along with the same troops whose lives the stuff could save. Karen Garner Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Rebuilding The House Incoming house speaker Nancy Pelosi failed in her campaign to elect her ally John Murtha as House majority leader [Nov. 27]. But why should anyone have been surprised by Pelosi's decision to support the populist Murtha? The Democrats' gain in the election was primarily driven by dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, not support for left-wingers. I'm not sure, however, that...
...Britt ’07, president of Women in Business, Jennifer N. Green ’07, vice-president of the Black Students Association, Mayuri N. Shah ’08, co-president of the South Asian Association (SAA), and Kristina M. Moore ’08, president-elect of The Crimson. When asked for advice, the four stressed the importance of passion in an activity. “Trust in your abilities,” Green said. “If your passion and conviction are there, everything else can be learned.” After the students spoke...
Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed in her campaign to elect her ally John Murtha as House majority leader [Nov. 27]. But why should anyone have been surprised by Pelosi's decision to support the populist Murtha? The Democrats' gain in the election was primarily driven by dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, not support for left-wingers. I'm not sure, however, that either party deserved to win. The constant bickering by both parties is appalling and discouraging...
...most recently a public-relations smack-down following the abrupt departure of its president-elect has raised questions about the group's future. Joel Hunter, who resigned as president-elect only weeks after announcing his appointment, cast his departure as a clash between a wheezing organization fixated on the old "below-the-belt" issues of abortion and homosexuality, versus his post-modern view - buttressed by the results of the midterm election - of a more expansive Christian activism that also champions the environment and cares for the poor. Roberta Combs, who had picked Hunter to be her replacement as president, contends...