Word: adapt
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...premier campus fall event before the proliferation of fall House formals, drawing more than 4,000 students some years, according to executive co-producer Meghan V. Joyce ’06. “The Citystep ball has always been successful, but we’re trying to adapt to Harvard’s changing social scene,” Joyce said. Last year, the “Creative Black Tie” event was held at The Roxy, and tonight, the party will be at Axis, a trendy Boston nightclub. And to make the party fun for as many...
Grisham's Law It should be a snap to adapt a John Grisham thriller. Read the novel, compress the exciting first half, rewrite the rest, keep it moving. Well, the films of The Firm and The Pelican Brief maunder and mope as if Grisham were Graham Greene. Not that it makes any difference. The Firm was 1993's third biggest grosser; Pelican is a cool Christmas...
...rest of the year as a loss. The aim is to relaunch Bush's presidency in January with a new agenda rolled out in his State of the Union address, now that Social Security reform lies crumpled in a ditch. But to do that, he would need to adapt the style and system that served him well for four years but has now demonstrably failed; add new blood to a team that functions as a palace guard but not as an early-warning system or idea factory; and summon the charisma from his days as a candidate to reconnect with...
...experiencing the Square, where I can have a burger at Bartley’s, shop at the Harvard Book Store, grab dessert at Toscanini’s, and catch a movie at the Brattle. We have to get together with local business and figure out how to preserve and adapt.”DVD WARFARESome might argue that, although the romantic night on the Square Murphy described might be nice enough for local Cantabrigians, a typical night for most Harvard students is the dining hall to Lamont to bed. What is the loss, then, of just one more activity...
...internet and having PCs has made people stay up later than they used to and we’re becoming much more of a 24-hour community and the college needs to adapt,” former SAC Chair Aaron D. Chadbourne ’06 says...