Word: formality
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...competition. I learned that contestants’ scores are determined by a figure-skating-style scale. A competitor receives zero to six points in three different categories: technical merit, stage presence, and—most important—“airness.” “The formal definition of airness,” explains Jung, “is the extent to which the performance transcends the act of imitation and becomes a form of artistic expression unto itself.” Though it is easy to spot “airness” when...
There are pedagogical matters to be considered in any proposed calendar change, and these are matters that concern faculty. We should not be presented with a fait accompli, but we should insist upon a formal process of consideration and review, the same kind of quality debate that would be given to any proposed reforms in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. As it is now mid-April, and we as a faculty do not operate with the same apparent efficiency as the Undergraduate Council, the matter of calendar reform should await another academic year, a new Dean of the Faculty...
...Although the current UC does not have a formal position regarding the Ad Board, UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 said “there is a strong tradition within the Undergraduate Council for advocating for an Administrative Board that has student representation...
...kirkland house formal Most likely the K-House formal will be the old standby: a tent in the courtyard. Musical entertainment will be supplied by live Kirkland musical performers and a rockin’ DJ. “In Kirkland House we don’t need chocolate fountains to have a good time” House Committee (HoCo) Chair Anna M. F. McCallie ’08 says. Verdict: (Incestuously) HOT. The Mather House Formal Standard courtyard, classy dress-up deal. They got rid of the tent this year in an effort to save money and make it more...
...Typically it would be illegal for someone who had been found incompetent or mentally incapacitated to buy a gun in Virginia, but the magistrate's order apparently did not constitute a formal legal ruling on Cho's mental state. For that reason, his name was not entered into the state's background-check database; authorities said today his gun purchases were fully legal...