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Dean of Radcliffe Philippa Bovet said the change from "freshman" to "first-year" is not trivial...
...marriage that was in trouble. Foster was already brooding about his relationship with Hillary, which was turning out to be much different from the close friendship they'd enjoyed at the Rose firm. The new dynamic had been made painfully clear to Foster in an incident that seemed trivial on the surface. Soon after arriving in Washington, Hillary had complained to Foster about the Secret Service agents. They were stationed inside the family living quarters on the second floor of the White House, within earshot of just about everything that happened. They were career officers, not political appointees, all holdovers...
...Wilde attacks the hypocrisy and cruelty by making fun of it. He reduces its centerpiece, namely virtue, to a superficial and ultimately trivial possession by symbolizing it as a fan. Both are dainty, refreshing and highly transferable. Both are so difficult to retain only constant vigliance or compulsive attachment could prevent them from slipping away. Virtue is ephemeral, striking one moment as a gallant display, but in the next instant vanished from sight...
...Once you have the print-out, don't let it get lost among all the countless important documents on your desk. Follow the spirit of the holiday and call one of the people on the list. The survey is sure to bring out some common interests, no matter how trivial, that can certainly lead to a friendship, even if not marriage. I commend the council for setting aside talk of randomization and the Core and making fun a priority, even if only once a year...
...present structure of council debates should matter far less to the council than defining its priorities in terms of its primary constituency--the students. Council rules of order are interesting as a side concern, but ultimately, no matter what rules of order are adopted--trivial variations on a standard parliamentary regime are unlikely to affect its ability to produce consistent outcomes--the council will still need to change its ends, and not merely diddle with its means. Hyman has this concept clear in his head when he downplays the importance of meaningless procedural reform and emphasizes the work that actually...