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...evidenced by the appearance of scarves and winter jackets over the past few days, change is in the air. So it seems somehow appropriate that, just when we thought the press had no new monikers for Ben Affleck, the Washington Post should give us one equally worthy of ridicule: Benator. At first glance, the name sounds as if it belongs in a low-budget action film. But behind the absurdity of Benator lurks a rather clever plan that could help bring Democratic victories in both...
...Most of the campaigning, which culminates in a Jan. 23 vote, will be done during the coldest time of year. In the far north, candidates will have to drum up voter enthusiasm in 24-hour darkness and subzero temperatures. The election season will also uncomfortably straddle the winter holidays, which is why the campaign has been lengthened from five weeks to eight. But the clincher, for most Canadians, is that they're being asked to participate in a potentially nasty campaign at a time when they have never been angrier at federal politicians. Despite a healthy economy and bright national...
...mattress on the living-room floor, where I could take care of her," but Caroline, used to a crib, kept rolling off and waking up. Meanwhile, Jonah was restless on a cot and kept his dad from sleeping. So much for settling down for a long winter...
...Maybe this show has too many ideas, since it is also broken into four seasons: Spring (the early years), Summer (the hit years), Fall (the, y' know, fall from hitmakers to nobodies) and Winter (death, the fourth season for us all, and transfiguration). Since life doesn't always accommodate melodrama, some events, like the death of Valli's daughter from a drug overdose, get pushed out of their proper time frame...
...According to Pollinger, the FYSC has been tossing around several ideas for possible upcoming events, including a Spring Carnival, a male beauty pageant, and theme parties in the Strauss Hall common room. The committee is considering themes like a luau in the middle of the winter and an ABC—Anything But Clothing—party, in which people can attend wrapped in duct tape or newspaper. The FYSC plans to host its first Strauss theme party the weekend after Thanksgiving, Pollinger says. To fund these events, the FYSC relies on its annual budget from the Undergraduate Council...