Word: agee
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...think we must lament the postponement of the atomic age? We are moving (not too late, I hope) into the age...
Generally, election winners were an eclectic group for whom age, sex or race seemed to be no barrier. Denying that she was a "little old lady in tennis shoes," retired Librarian Isabelle Cannon, 73, proved to be fast on her feet as she upset Jyles Coggins, 56, mayor of Raleigh, N.C. "How can you debate with someone who is old enough to be your mother?" complained Coggins. Said Cannon, who was backed by groups in favor of controlled growth for the city: "Raleigh is ready for a fresh new face...
What!?! Q-World? Home of the Space Table and bastion of mediocrity? No longer. The age of stereotypes is over. Winthrop is losing its exclusive rights to the Straus Cup, Kirkland isn't the only House that pours bodies into Dillon Field House every day, and even Joe Restic frequents the Quincy dining hall in tribute to the emergence of Q-World Sports...
...problem for Goretta. He is introduced to us almost as a joke--emaciated, announcing to Pomme that he is a "brilliant student," he is practically a caricature of an intellectual. When Francois brings Pomme to a party, he listens attentively to a friend describe the current era as "the age of the box." Pomme looks bewildered, but it's unclear whether the narrative aims at showing her as intellectually inadequate or merely unable to swallow the crap. Given this ambivalent attitude about Francois, it's difficult to feel a deep sense of loss when the inevitable break-up occurs...
Experience and seriousness are two of Downey's strongest assets. She has been swimming year-round for the last twelve years, and enjoyed a successful career with the White Plains Middies, a Westchester swim team. At age 14, she won the individual high-point award in Westchester, and soon after received the high-point award at the YWCA Nationals, swimming for the Middies...