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Montenegro voted last week to split from Serbia, ending the last union between states of the former Yugoslavia. Nationalists in the Balkan republic (celebrating at left), which hopes to join the European Union, aren't alone in their secessionist spirit. Here are six other territories with aspirations to join the countries club...
...crowd to join in on the final number, and we did. Mary swayed; I swayed. Next to me, there was Sofia Coppola, swaying with a friend and singing along to "We All Get It in the End." It was a lovely, communal moment, for we were moved by a spirit both erotic and innocent. Just like the 60s, you might say, only with less hype...
...Coppola's artistic mission was to parallel Marie and her retinue with today's modern youth, cocooned in their own search for pleasure. Straddling the centuries, Coppola puts her idle rich in period dress and accompanies their fatuous frolics with raucous rock music. The spirit here is less the divine decadence of Paris, France, than the spoiled shallowness of Paris Hilton. Obsessed with their games, gossip and petty erotic intrigues, these Valley children of privilege are oblivious to the needs and sufferings of oppressed humanity. Coppola, herself a princess of movie royalty, may be painting a corrosive portrait...
...probably known as a fiscal conservative, and I like to build on secure foundations,” Knowles said. “But I must first reacquaint myself with where we are in terms of appointments, in terms of our financial status, and in terms of our spirit.”During his deanship, which ended a year into Summers’ presidency, Knowles also encouraged greater faculty-student interaction. He expanded the Freshman Seminar Program and pushed for smaller sections in undergraduate courses.Beginning next semester, Knowles will oversee the looming debate over general education as part of the Harvard...
...governing body for Ultimate Frisbee in the United States, says the overall membership in the UPA has grown between 15 and 20 percent in the past five years. As the game rises in popularity, college teams are becoming increasingly competitive. According to John, the “Spirit of the Game” is the most attractive element of the sport and has contributed to its rising popularity.The “Spirit of the Game” is a unique concept in Ultimate Frisbee by which the players themselves are responsible for enforcing the rules of the game. There...