Word: openly
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...snowy day, a woman named Vianne Rocher (Binoche) and her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol) arrive in the staid if picturesque French village of Lansquenet. Their intent is to open a chocolate shop, the sensual products of which are bound to remind the locals that life has more to offer than churchgoing and spousal abuse. Their goodies place them in conflict with the rectitudinous mayor (Alfred Molina) but warm the chilled souls of various inhabitants (Judi Dench, Lena Olin, John Wood). Vianne eventually makes common romantic cause with a riverboat wanderer (Depp) who also scandalizes the town with his unsettled...
...Institute of Politics (IOP) recently concluded its first open elections for student leadership. Six students were elected chairs of program committees and six more were elected representatives to a "Director's Task Force" that is to decide the permanent structure of student involvement at the institute. Since the dissolution of its Student Advisory Committee (SAC) on Dec. 1, the role of students at the IOP has been in flux; we congratulate the IOP on its elections and hope that they represent a continuation of student influence at the institute...
...process may still have far to go; turnout was estimated at only 50 percent of eligible voters, and candidates for seven of the 13 available positions were uncontested. Yet these initial elections based on objective criteria for eligibility serve as a good model for the future, providing for more open and inclusive student leadership. We also hope that the future structure will provide, as SAC did, a venue for students to discuss IOP-wide issues outside the bounds of specific program committees...
...original announcement, IOP director and former Sen. David H. Pryor had indicated that he would appoint the committee chairs for the coming semester. We are glad that he did not do so, as the election process provides for more openness than would a hand-picking the leadership--especially after Pryor's sudden November decision to dissolve SAC altogether. However, this about-face itself serves as a reminder that students need a strong voice and permanent role at the institute. In this light, the IOP's elections are a positive sign; the more decisions that are reached by open deliberation with...
...weight? The Bush White House will be very much aware of that skepticism, and that knowledge - combined with the specter of a full 50 percent of Americans who don't agree with their politics and a 50-50 Senate (the body that confirms Supreme Court justices) - is likely to open doors to appointees whose politics are decidedly centrist...