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...University Dining Services (HUDS).The 3,230 students—almost half the College—who responded to the survey gave HUDS its highest ratings ever in eight categories ranging from visual appeal of food to cleanliness of facilities. Overall satisfaction averaged 3.89 out of 5, and total turnout was the second highest ever.“The high number of students that expressed their opinions reveals that students are very active participants in the dining hall experience,” said Paul B. Davis ’07, a member of the HUDS Student Advisory Committee, adding that...
...ravaged Fallujah ran out of ballots as high voter turnout prompted election officials across Iraq to keep many polling stations open an extra hour. Iraqi insurgents had imposed a de facto cease-fire, with masked members setting up checkpoints west of Baghdad to keep al-Qaeda from bombing voting sites. In addition to this day of relative peace in Iraq--reported attacks were well below average-- the Dec. 15 vote bore another marked contrast to January's violent election day: Sunni Arabs didn't boycott this time and instead turned out en masse, with the hope of tipping the scales...
...said Patricia Hao ’09, before going on stage. “But we just want to make a lot of money for charity.” The date auction drew almost 100 attendees. “We’re very happy about the turnout, especially for a Saturday night the week before break,” said Lauren E. Schwartze ’09, another member of the FYSC and a co-organizer of the event. “This is a little better than our first event [in terms of attendance],” said...
...their speeches, the candidates discussed a narrow range of issues that generally focused on organizational unity and community strength. The election, which was originally slated to be in a classroom in Emerson Hall, was moved to the Science Center because of the large voter turnout. According to Paiji, the hot-button issues that candidates discussed were rooted in geographical and age differences between members. “The themes [of the election speeches] involved creating a greater sense of community within membership—particularly in getting upperclassmen involved with underclassmen, and getting the South and East Asians working together...
...Scholars, an influential Sunni group that maintained its opposition to Thursday's elections, called on its supporters to, despite their boycott, not stand in the way of other Iraqis going to vote. This all seemed to have resonated. Areas inside the so-called Sunni Triangle reported a high voter turnout, and few incidents...