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...Houses haven’t increased their staff size for the last 10 years. “To propose cutting back on something which is so tightly run as it is, and to target individuals in a House who are both critical to administrators and students, provided a jolt,” he said. Students echoed that sentiment. “This cut, as opposed to the rest, will make students’ lives inconvenient, and hurt them academically,” said Kavita Kannan ’09, a Quincy resident. “And it will...
...this theologian Pontiff has the geopolitical wherewithal to matter in these complicated times. With the Obama Administration gearing up to try to jump-start Middle East negotiations - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington next week - the Pope's presence in the region could have offered an extra jolt of momentum. Instead, the conflicts and expectations of the regions' opposing parties, as well as a papal tentativeness on certain issues, produced a number of muddled messages...
...Tough Economy,” followed by another four-part series added in the spring,“Job-Hunting 101: Real Strategies for Recessionary Times.” OCS also offered two “Job Search Bootcamps” this semester for seniors designed to give the jolt of energy needed to conduct a search in a difficult climate. The program ended with a one-on-one meeting with an OCS advisor, allowing participants to formulate a personalized strategy and determine next steps in their search...
...Directly at me. Our eyes again met and my universe exploded. Without thinking, without the slightest bit of hesitation, I found my head leaning towards hers. I found my eyes closing. I found my lips reaching out towards hers. I found our two heads coming closer, closer, closer.Like a jolt of electricity coursing through my body, our lips met. As she kissed me back, all thoughts of the rest of the world vanished. No longer was my Mom out of work. No longer did I have only one parent. No longer was I moving away. For those few seconds...
...jolt at the ballot box might prove a much needed reminder to the ANC that it is there to serve the people, and not the other way around. In addition, a weakening of the ANC and a strengthening of the opposition would help redress the one-party domination that has hitherto undermined Africa's proudest democracy. Lekota says that this election may be the "maturing" of South Africa's democracy...