Word: slow
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...Eleganza” printed in diagonal lines. “We wanted to give it an awards show feel, like the Oscars,” said Pino. But despite the glitzy setup and the enthusiastic efforts of publicity head Dara Johnson ’10, things seemed pretty slow on Tuesday morning. Whether it was because of the weather or because of midterms, the students streaming by the entrance to the Science Center were certainly not beating a path to the set. A few passers-by allowed themselves to be photographed in T-shirts and jeans, while another posed with...
...much judicial discretion could create a chaotic system where punishments vary wildly for the same crimes. Consistency is important for fairness and because imprisonment does not act as a deterrent when punishments are not clearly connected to crimes. Additionally, mandatory minimum sentences increase the efficiency of the already-slow court system by cutting down on time needed to deliberate and determine a sentence. What is needed, then, are mandatory minimum sentencing laws that balance justice and the need to reform criminals with the benefits of having mandatory minimums. The scale has tipped too far away from the former...
...Under the prefect system it was just showing up to study breaks”— more cookies and candy than hard-edged academic advice.The truth is that the responsibility implicitly associated with academic advising is enormous. There is no comp process that allows for slow learning through mistakes and success. The seemingly unimportant choices these freshmen make could eventually be as far reaching as determining a career on Capitol Hill or one distributing political flyers on Beacon Hill—choices that weigh heavily on the advice and support of their advisers.BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTERAccording to the creators...
...each capable of holding 15 rounds, double-stacked to make a compact clip not much bigger than a harmonica. Judging by the number of fatalities and wounded - most of whom reportedly were shot more than once - Cho may have fired a hundred or more rounds. Loading magazines is a slow business, so Markell figures that Cho must have acquired several more magazines and more ammunition from some other source...
...instance, how was it that the state police and Virginia Tech authorities allowed two hours to pass between the initial shootings (of the suspect’s ex-girlfriend and a resident advisor) and the mass slaughter that occurred in Norris Hall? Why was the university so slow in notifying students to stay inside and away from windows? Do we need better emergency alert systems on university campuses? And why was no one able to stop the shooter before the causalities mounted? Did the state police respond adequately to the situation...