Word: formality
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Besides travel, the new grants will fund house formals. "House formals are one of the few opportunities during the year when the entire house community can get together and do something just as a house," Sundquist said. "We want to make sure all the houses are able to put on the best formal they...
HoCos are eligible for two grants of up to $1,250 each from the fund--averaging to one formal per semester. HoCos have been paying for the formals from their budget, which includes approximately $9,000 in yearly funding from the UC, in addition to occasional money from Houses. Money from the Student Life Fund may be used for alcohol for house formals if HoCos use an age-verification procedure such as a Beverage Authorization Team...
...where the campaign season primarily consists of pre-screened questions and carefully rehearsed speeches in front of staunchly partisan crowds, it’s nice that for a few short moments every election, the Republican and Democratic candidates for president are forced to actually engage with one another in formal debates. These events offer valuable and potent opportunities for Americans to see the presidential hopefuls directly challenge each other’s policy proposals and present their cases to become the next commander-in-chief. Consequently, we are pleased to see that the schedule of three debates recently agreed upon...
...first international art fair, and the fact that it takes place in Shanghai is no coincidence. Shanghai may be in China, but its ambitions have always extended beyond the Middle Kingdom. Note that China's regional bloc with the Central Asian nations - the People's Republic's only formal attempt at international alliance-making - is called the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Of course it's simply named for the city where it was inaugurated, but the point for proud locals is that the Chinese government chose to host an important international security summit in Shanghai rather than in the capital...
...like how it’s more open,” said Cessna T. Mac, ’11. “It’s more formal, though. And freshmen might have more trouble finding...