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...they can be shared, transferred, translated; we borrowed a tradition from our godcousins (is that what families become if another couple are godparents to our kids and we to theirs?): they have two sets of twins, which makes this easier, but the rule in their house is that if birthdays are for getting, half birthdays are for giving. On their kids' half birthdays they go through their drawers and toy boxes, gathering up everything that's outgrown or underappreciated, and take it to the church or the Salvation Army. Then they come home and have a party with half...
...here's a challenge. Start a new tradition in the New Year: a regular Sunday-night Scrabble smackdown; a spring clothing drive; a rule that every time Mom or Dad swears, they put a dollar in the charity box that gets distributed on New Year's Eve. At their best, traditions make us better; at the very least, they remind us how far we've come and how lucky...
...Thailand Crisis Resolved--For Now Abhisit Vejjajiva, a 44-year-old British-born opposition leader, has become Prime Minister, after months of violent political upheaval and seven years of rule by former PM Thaksin Shinawatra (now in exile) and his party. Weeks after a Thai court dissolved the ruling party for fraud, parliament voted 235 to 198 in favor of Vejjajiva, the middle-class candidate, over a Thaksin loyalist supported by the rural poor...
Andrea R. Flores ’10 and Kia J. McLeod ’10 won the Undergraduate Council election last night by just 157 votes out of over 3,000 cast in a race that featured improved turnout, rule violations, and comedy...
...prerogative to dictate which experiences at the inauguration would be more meaningful than others. Of course, a student who has a close family member partaking in the inauguration—or being inaugurated—should be allowed to attend. But for all other students, the rule of exception should be made clear. Whether or not the seat tickets are close enough to touch Obama or the student who spent hours on the campaign trail has only general admission, the decision of which students deserve to attend the ceremony must be more transparent and uniform...