Word: givens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...University did not collect $1650 in late fees used to process petitions in the first week after study cards were due, she said. The waiver was intended to compensate for halving the traditional two-week shopping period given students to select courses at the beginning of each term...
...attempt to make Currier's house committee constitution more fair. The house should always know what issues will be discussed in house committee meetings, and if an extremely unpopular measure is passed, the members of the house should have some recourse. Finally, funds should not be given to private groups or suites that are not open to all residents of the house unless an overwhelming majority of the house is in favor of doing so. Julie Novkov...
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...distribution in foreign policy is necessarily vague, due to the ever-changing nature of the world situation. There is nothing wrong with the president and Congress struggling between themselves over this issue--this provides a built-in check on the system that prevents either from consolidating too much power. Given the problems inherent in the choice between Congress and the president, the nation would be better off if the courts continue to avoid delivering a verdict...
...provision for lighthouses was the first public works act of our first Congress, signed by Washington in 1789. In 1939 official authority over the lighthouses was given to the Coast Guard, though its unofficial links go back to 1790 when the Coast Guard cutter service was established. Now, with budget cuts and efficiency pushing automation to its completion, the Coast Guard has no money or men to devote to restoring or preserving old buildings and towers; most of its energies and funds are being directed into the drug...