Word: bacchanalia
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...other hand, have come of age during a period defined by the digital revolution, 9/11, financial bubbles bursting, a possible depression and the election - possibly their election - of an African-American President: the makings, frankly, of a healthier, more useful generational creation myth than assassinations, antiwar protests and countercultural bacchanalia (which, by the way, enabled the risk-taking, party-hearty, quasi-utopian paradigm of the past quarter-century). In other words, the kids are all right. (Read stories from people who lived through the Great Depression...
...Bacchanalia, the spring formal, seems to bring in everyone, and its three dancefloors, ice sculptures, and openness to guests from other Houses (see!) make it one of the best and most popular events on campus...
...only framed picture in this world of Facebook photos is a picture of myself, Peter, Christine, and Tom at last year’s Bacchanalia. It was a gift for my birthday from Peter and Christine. The note that accompanied it is taped on my wall above my desk. Their notes to me from birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions often got me through difficult times. Or, at least, times I thought were difficult. Many worries now seem less important when faced with the loss of Peter...
...grim law and order—a concept does not jive with the camaraderie of football in any way, even on the gridiron itself.Students understand the motives for these new restrictions. The Harvard-Yale tailgate in 2004 is best remembered as a “10,000-person bacchanalia with some students ‘doing anything and everything’ to guzzle hard liquor,” as a Crimson staff writer reported at the time. That said, administrators should be wary of over-regulating against a potential repeat of these transgressions. At Yale?...
...understand any hesitation. It’s a lot of zeros. We could do great things with that money; instead, we’re sinking it into the preservation of a very unsavory little community. Consider the infighting, the bacchanalia, the apparent inward stirring of drink-soaked, greedy chaos—all inexpertly tucked behind their spokesperson’s calming veneer. People are calling for these men’s heads, and the bucks certainly haven’t made it any easier on themselves: their insouciance, their apparent lack of contrition and the nonchalance with which they roll...