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Fifteen Undergraduate Council (UC) members stormed out of last night’s session after their attempt to change council rules to permit the funding of events sponsored by “discriminatory” student groups appeared to be bogged down in technicalities...
...upset council members, led by Matthew R. Greenfield ’08 and Ali A. Zaidi ’08, left the meeting in an attempt to block a vote on the change in the non-discrimination policy by ensuring that not enough representatives were in the room to permit a vote...
...immigrant in Rome, I can only agree. The reluctance of young Italians to take risks is still something of a marvel to me. I work for a family whose 36-year-old son doesn't seem to want to move out of the house, saying his salary won't permit him to stand on his own. Not only is he older than I, but he also earns more. I send half my salary home to my loved ones. Stay-at-home sons should grow up and realize that bettering one's life entails a lot of sacrifice. Take us immigrants...
...though Washington and Cal have combined for 25 national titles, an NCAA label would permit more active and financially-backed recruitment of potential athletes...
Responsibility for this shameful policy did not stop with Gonzales. When Senator John McCain introduced legislation to reverse the Gonzales position, President George Bush threatened to veto it, and Vice President Dick Cheney lobbied to permit the CIA to continue using...