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When Israel's oldest kibbutz, Degania, announced that it was giving up its socialist ideals and going private--members could own homes and earn salaries based on how hard they worked--few other than the kibbutzniks themselves were happy. For many Israelis, Degania was a symbol of rosier days, a Zionist idyll of honest work and camaraderie. But for those who called it home, the kibbutz had become an anachronism as rusty as the battered farm tools on display for tourists. Today, the younger generation of kibbutzniks pines for individualism. Tamara Gal-Sarai gazes out over the kibbutz lawn until...
...looked to defuse any verbal gunplay that might accompany consideration of the newspaper legislation. “I know this is sort of a testy issue, but I think we can get through it...politely,” he said. Even before Petersen’s comment, Soren Rosier ’10, a key sponsor of the newspaper bill, said he was well aware that there would be opposition. According to Rosier, the newspaper plan—which originally called for a UC allocation of $1,700 to purchase copies of the Times for dining halls?...
...each. The interest in the initial three-week trial “was not incredibly high,” according to Jon T. Staff V ’10, who presented the bill calling for the grant increase along with fellow first-years Nworah B. Ayogu and Soren Rosier. At issue, said Agoyu in the course of the presentation, were the limited options available to potential party hosts faced with only a $50 grant. “We have a lot of e-mails saying that the party fund is great,” he said...
...grim testimony from the two spymasters came shortly after the chief of the U.S. Central Command, General John Abizaid, tried his best to offer the same committee a rosier picture of the war. Abizaid insisted that conditions in Iraq weren't "nearly as bad" as last August when he had publicly warned that the country might be slipping into civil...
...President William C. Marra ’07 said the paper is still considering whether to continue the program on a permanent basis. The trial period for Times distribution lasts until the end of the month, according to Marra and the bill’s sponsor, council member Soren Rosier ’10. “This program has been a success at other Ivies, and that’s why we want to do it here.” Rosier said. “We are trying to encourage people to keep up with what?...