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...urge. First-years are also going to the polls—that is, the UC website—in greater numbers than their more grizzled elders. In 2005, turnout topped 50 percent in every freshman district. No upperclass House saw turnout exceed 43 percent—and at the lowest extreme, less than 28 percent of Dunsterites bothered to vote, according to statistics from the UC Election Commission. Jay Anderson ’09, a member of the six-person commission, ascribes such impressive voter turnouts to the freshmen candidates’ concerted efforts to become acquainted with their constituency...
...long struggle. “Our team was probably one of the worst teams this week,” Mayer said. “We weren’t making any putts all.” Greg Shuman, who shot 79 and 76 to tie Mayer for the lowest individual team round, blamed the team’s woes on an inability to finish strong. “More than anything,” Shuman said, “it’s just mentality and lack of focus or concentration.” WOMEN’S GOLF...
...lowest point of South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon's two-year tenure came in June 2004, when a Korean translator working in Iraq was captured and beheaded on video by insurgents. The brutal act enraged the South Korean public, many of whom opposed the planned dispatch of further Korean troops to Iraq, and much of that anger was directed squarely at Ban and the Foreign Ministry. Taxis in Seoul refused to pick up foreign service officers, and there were public calls for Ban's resignation. But instead of panicking, Ban calmly announced that he would be reassessing...
...more serious than the performers, casting disapproving glances when a child’s cries interrupted their musical experience even as Jasraj himself provoked laughter when his accompanying singer, Sougata Banerjee, was unable to follow Jasraj’s rapid scalar flight between melodious high notes and the lowest notes of his three and a half octave range. Singing mostly in Hindi, Jasraj’s performance may have seemed completely alien to those unfamiliar with South Asian culture. And yet, while the vocals were indecipherable at times, the emotion was palpable, immersing the listener completely. Commencing slowly, with soft...
...this year's election might come down to what happens in Ohio. But two years later, that's about the only thing that remains the same. A corruption scandal that implicated Republican Governor Bob Taft has sunk his approval ratings to 19%, making him the second-lowest-ranked governor in the country, according to Survey USA. Another corruption scandal forced G.O.P. Congressman Bob Ney to plead guilty to charges of accepting free gifts and meals from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He's not seeking reelection, putting his House seat in danger for Republicans. And that's not all the problems...