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...consecrated her divorce in her Congregational church with a minister and 10 of her closest friends--but not her husband of 21 years. She was "disappointed" that he wouldn't take part, but she says, "I saw a window of opportunity for healing, and I didn't want to rush through it in pain and all the stuff that happens in a divorce." At the ceremony, the minister spoke about why marriages end; friends expressed what they felt about the divorce; and guests read the part supposed to be spoken by her husband. After, Swanson says, "I felt more free...
...University’s decision not to rush headlong into [the alliance] several years ago has been very much vindicated by the difficulties that a number of much ballyhooed ventures introduced by other universities have run into,” he says...
...themselves on campus and in the community; who are competitive and team players; and who treat themselves and others with respect.” Apparently this description fits more than 25 Harvard students who are currently in the process of joining the fraternity. While most Greek organizations have open-rush policies, these would-be Pikes were recommended by members of other Pike chapters, by Harvard’s DG chapter and by Parry himself...
...blasts shatter the chill midnight. The sleepy Israeli soldiers throw down their cigarettes and rush to their heavy machine guns. There's a third percussion and then a fourth from the homemade grenades hurled at "Termite" post by Palestinians at the edge of the Rafah refugee camp. 2nd Lieut. Sama'ana Owdeh stares at the infrared screen linked to Termite's rooftop surveillance camera. He directs the camera at one cinder-block house, then another. His eyes twitch with tension and concentration. "You see them?" he barks to the men at their guns. Another grenade explodes, louder and nearer...
...vice president of the newest female social club, the Isis, Fernandez extols the positive qualities of such groups. Lee, as a member of the Seneca, another female social club, also contributes an insider perspective. She points to the large rush turnout for sororities as an indication of the rising popularity of female social organizations. Even so, she doesn’t pretend to see the College bending its anti-discrimination policy in order to sanction the women-only clubs officially...