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...leeway to act or not act in almost any case. It requires that a congressman ?shall conduct himself at all times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the House of Representatives.? In more extreme cases, they investigate colleagues and recommend punishments that range from barely a wrist-slap to expulsion. The panels sometimes seem moved to action as much by a frenzy of press attention to a specific case as by its severity. But any reluctance to act goes deeper than the cronyism that often appears to permeate the process; there is a reluctance in Congress to appear...
...only seen Nigerian drumming. So I bought a djembe from him, and he gave me a few lessons. It’s an amazing instrument because it’s deceptively complex. You have three notes only, a bass note, a tone note, and a slap. But with those three notes, you have tremendous possibilities of what to do with the rhythm.” Ogunnaike’s past credentials include playing bass in a blues group, strumming guitar for a “fusion Cuban band,” and drumming with The Harvard University Drummers (THUD...
...actively do good on our behalf, at least we can voice our opinion that we don’t want the institutions we are affiliated with to do harm,” said Ronc. “By increasing investments with Sinopec, the University is giving students a big slap in face.” Summers told The Crimson last April that Harvard’s CCSR and Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR) would consider divestment from other companies financially tied to the Sudanese government “in light of the criteria established in the CCSR?...
...Down? Sideways, just to be artsy? There are so many grains! Seriously—a girl botches a shave and she nicks her leg. I slip up, and I’ve slit my jugular. So, ladies, if you see a man with a clean-shaven underjaw and neck, slap his ass and call him Sam Teller...
...even giving CLC the chance to discuss this is sort of like a slap on the face to the people on CLC,” he said last night...