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...speculated, not what they knew, and their often partisan answers did more to obscure than to inform. During the debate on the first article of "impeachment," the "managers" on each side were poorly prepared to present their cases; the surprising ignorance of many council members concerning the most basic facts made the procedure resemble the blind leading the blind...
Winter is always the hardest time of year, but this year it has hit the Kosovars harder than most. Their fragile and inadequate infrastructure has all but collapsed under the weight of winter, and Kosovars can no longer rely on having their basic needs for heat and water met. It will take billions of dollars to repair and build the necessary power plants, electrical lines and other equipment that are necessary to keep Kosovo from slipping further towards anarchy and misery...
...mathematics, statistics, computer programming or other areas involving quantitative reasoning does make sense. The Quantitative Reasoning Core area provides a good opportunity for non-concentrators to take courses in fields that would normally be inaccessible--those who could not sacrifice their lives to CS 50 can now learn basic programming skills in QR 20. While we are generally opposed to extensions of the Core because of the additional requirements they place on students' already tight schedules, the Quantitative Reasoning requirement does not represent a true imposition because students are still required to take only eight Core classes. Most important...
...realized when he gave his students what he thought to be a fairly simple exam on basic physics concepts that something was amiss...
...brass was on hand, of course the nights were mild and the days clear from that moment on. The coldest night of the year, down in the low teens? Our very first night in the woods, back in December. Yet now, for our last and most public act as Basic Trainees, the Big Drill Sergeant in the Sky was hiding us away inside, where hardly any display of marching - of training - was required. Weren't we sharp enough...