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...party he threw last weekend for the attendees of the Yearly Kos convention as the "first date" between the presumptive Presidential candidate and the liberal blogosphere. It was perhaps a infelicitous metaphor, given both the seediness of Las Vegas and the ridiculous excess of the party itself. Reportedly thrown at a cost of $50,000, the gathering made the observation floor of the Stratosphere hotel positively groan from the weight of the sushi tables, ice sculptures and open bars. There was a Blues Brothers cover band (if it is possible to cover a cover band), an Elvis impersonator and, puzzlingly...
...kids, like everybody’s kids, are the future. They’ve been great in the best times, and in the less good times. I think they’ve gotten a great kick out of being on the sidelines at Harvard football games, at being thrown into the River by the women’s crew, and sitting in on a class...
...Arts and Sciences met in May of 1981 to vote on a proposal made by Colantuono to include sexual orientation in the Faculty’s non-discrimination policy.Nine of the University’s 11 faculties had already adopted such a policy, and the Law School had already thrown U.S. Navy recruiters off its campus in because of their refusal to agree to its own anti-discrimination rules.Huge numbers of students mobilized in support of Colantuono’s proposal.Around 1,300 undergraduates signed a petition organized by the group Straights for Gays backing the proposal, and the Committee...
...move was immediately immensely popular. Approximately 1,500 students showed up at Lamont on the night of October 17, 2005 for a party thrown by the UC to celebrate the Library’s new hours. Tempted by fruit tarts, chocolate mousse, and burritos, students arrived en masse at the dessert riot and disposed of the food within minutes...
...English, doesn't ignore the violence and political strife of his native country?he just keeps it in the background with controlled plots and measured prose. The title story takes place immediately after the 2001 massacre of the royal family by Crown Prince Dipendra. While the country is thrown into confusion and grief, cab driver Ganga is confronted with a more personal upheaval?learning that his brother is gay. In Supreme Pronouncements, another story, when the student organizer Suresh is thrown in jail for writing a provocative editorial about a government contract, his biggest concern is not his cause...