Word: semi
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Kadakia came up with the idea for the semi-formal, and student groups from Boston University, Northeastern, Wellesley, Tufts and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped plan the dance and shared the financial burden of renting the boat...
...fourth place behind the Liberal Democrats and the U.K. Independence Party, but still suffering a big drop in its own votes compared to the last general election. Last week at Labour's annual conference, a forum where Blair usually shines, he had to placate grumpy delegates with a tepid semi-apology for the Iraq war; "I acknowledge and accept" that the intelligence about weapons of mass destruction was wrong, he said, but "I can't, sincerely at least, apologize for removing Saddam." As one M.P. said, "I wasn't inspired" - and this was the kickoff for a general election expected...
...organizations must become more flexible and amenable to study abroad. Leadership offices in most organizations are commonly held during the junior year—precisely the suggested year for study abroad. The hierarchy of clubs of all stripes, including this publication itself, should be rethought—perhaps with semi-annual leadership positions or with the possibility of deferring a position for the time one is abroad. Change would be a break with tradition, but only insofar as the contemporary world as a whole is a break with tradition...
Toback’s next project will likely be his “long overdue” semi-autobiography, a project he has been writing for years, even before 2002’s Harvard Man even shot. The coming months will also see the release of the Bobby Darin biopic Beyond the Sea, directed by Kevin Spacey and cowritten by Toback. Regardless of what he chooses to do next, his future projects will likely be as thematically ambitious and daring unless he makes a serious change in genre...
...Brien cut his teeth in comedy as president of The Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine. In fact, O’Brien first met Zucker, his current boss, one day when O’Brien and the Lampoon editors stole all the copies of that morning’s Crimson. Zucker, then Crimson President, called the police and met O’Brien face to face while he was being arrested...