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...When Bok sent a campus-wide e-mail to solicit thoughts on reform, making it clear that he would move on the calendar issue, Petersen was quick to credit the council’s efforts...
...Sinister Turns and soloist Catherine D. Tuttle ’09, organizers asked the audience trivia questions about famous female musicians. Sandra L. Ullman ’07, the program administrator at the center, said that the organization conceived of the event last spring, and decided to solicit campus acts led by women. She added that although the pub night was originally planned to take place last semester, it was postponed due to “logistical reasons” caused by the recent opening of the Queen’s Head. The organizers expressed satisfaction about the size...
...Even typically reliable strongholds like Idaho and Alaska could potentially be vulnerable next year. In Idaho, McConnell has made it clear he'd prefer embattled Senator Larry Craig - who pled guilty to disorderly conduct after Minneapolis airport police accused him of attempting to solicit gay sex in an airport bathroom - to resign immediately. That would leave a vacancy for Idaho Governor Butch Otter, a Republican, to appoint someone to serve out the last 15 months of Craig's term and preserve the party's incumbent advantage...
...secret sympathy for polygamists, or come down harder on the sect? Would newcomers be horrified by the child marriages, or see the prosecution as religious persecution? After two and a half days of deliberation and the replacement of one juror, they found that Jeffs did "intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly solicit, request, command or encourage" a 19-year-old follower to rape his 14-year-old bride at least twice...
Just as important to the creation of a thriving Lord & Taylor is Baker's ability to dive headfirst into the insular fashion world, solicit advice and have people root for his success. He isn't simply a hands-off leader with a big bank account. He's a likable businessman with an artsy streak?a trait not immediately apparent from his unaffected personality. (But visit his home, and you will find priceless Picassos, Chagalls and a James Turrell art-installation pool...