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When Scott Brown was elected to the Senate in January, President Obama noted, “Here’s my assessment of not just the vote in Massachusetts, but the mood around the country: The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office.” The public is unhappy with the status quo and is looking to new people and new modes of political organization that can embody and effect democratic change. Clearly the traditional models—oriented around the state or the market—have been incomplete. Participatory democracy offers...
...Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," "hopeless," "nonsense," on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," "unquestionable" on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, anti-academic languor at this stage as well may well match the grader's own mood. "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching the ludicrous--that, smile as we may at its follies, or denounce its barbarities, the truly monumental achievements of the Middle Ages have become too vast for us to cope with...
...swallow a pill in order to be able to study later or more efficiently. You might argue that this is in the name of academia and that nobody gets hurt when people learn more. Yet, in the age where there are pills available for everything, from weight loss to mood elevation, it seems that people are all too willing to forgo hard work in favor of instant gratification. Your straight As might be as impressive as 762 home runs, but by cheating the hard work, you will feel like a washed-up, free-agent, no-respect Barry Bonds...
Named for an ancient Celtic celebration, Dunster’s Beltane may come closest to capturing the spirit of formal season by heralding the coming of summer. Dunster’s beautiful paneled dining hall and courtyard should set the mood perfectly, which may be why Beltane was “last year's highest attended formal” according to Dunster’s HoCo chairs. We hope the House will really go all out for this event; might we suggest a moose roast...
Another snafu last year wasn’t so easy to cover up. During a scene of Haile’s character’s execution, the mood-setting fog machine set off a fire alarm. “Suddenly all of the lights go on, and we all just froze,” she says in a fit of laughter...