Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...present. As Chairman Brian Offut was about to call the vote, I called "Quorum" and was immediately hissed. Although I persisted, Offut attempted to ignore me, at one point saying: "There seems to be a ringing in my ears." When he finally recognized me he angrily requested that I withdraw my motion. Then realizing that I was not an elected member of the Undergraduate Council, but rather an interested undergraduate, he stated he would ignore my objection and continue with the vote. This despite the fact that it is the duty of the chair to ascertain at all times that...
...roll call was being taken, more than half a dozen council members approached me, demanding in various tones of civility that I ask Melendez to withdraw the motion. One member even suggested that, since only those at the meeting would know whether a quorum existed, it did not matter. Obviously they feared, as I did, that not enough members were present, yet they wanted to disregard their Constitution and proceed with the meeting anyway. The hisses and angry words which I had received when calling for a quorum indicated to me that the council as a whole agreed...
...bylaws, the Undergraduate Council proved that it was neither accountable to its constituents nor its Constitution. An elected body which has reached this state has abdicated any claim it may have ever had to legitimacy. It should be dissolved. Short of that, I am forced reluctantly to withdraw my support and request my refund from the Undergraduate Council. Michael H. Sproule...
...Kabbelskis, Stanislaw's granddaughter Danielle seems, with her assured exoticism, the God-given answer to his yearnings. Hired by her father's thuggish security service, Delaney couples with Danielle while on the job and realizes he is being auditioned for a place in the family. When the Kabbelskis abruptly withdraw to plan their private Armageddon, Delaney wrecks his life pursuing them...
...feeding tube goes to court this week. However helpful, the A.M.A.'s new ruling cannot ease the heartbreak for families weighing such a decision. It is one thing to shut off a machine that is forcing the breath of life into inert lungs. It is emotionally far harder to withdraw the staff of life, even if it is dripping through a tube...