Word: bashing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Quincy Market gets reflects a problem with O'Neill's campaign that cuts deeper than the discouraging numbers; the bash has been billed as featuring Tommy's dad, Speaker of the U.S. House. More than King of Dukakis, Tommy O'Neill's main adversary is his image as a political lightweight. To many observers, his election and re-election to the state's second highest office stemmed more from his name than his record. And even his supporters admit it was no coincidence that his major accomplishment in office--channeling federal funds to Massachusetts--came just when his father assumed...
...breaks windows or swings from the chandeliers. There are no Lawrence of Arabia types to match the well-oiled revelers who made headlines among the sand dunes of Long Island after Fernanda Wetherill's legendary bash in 1963. Absent too is the spectacle of several years ago, when one Dallas daddy hired a three-ring circus, complete with elephants, for his daughter's party. "They're all playing it pretty conservative this year," explains Marge Waters, a close observer of the Dallas social scene...
...compete") Midshipman squad, 9-0. Even if the Midshipmen haven't won an actual dual match since before any of yesterday's competitors were born, it's almost certain that they never lose a warm-up. These guys stand with their noses up against the front wall and bash the ball so hard in the pre-match rallies that there's no way their oppent can return it. It's funny to watch, but don't forget, it is a psych move: servicemen take their squash seriously...
Casino Royale (Chittenden Hall): Thousands of Harvard students flood New Haven one weekend, drink a lot, and make general nuisances of themselves. The movie features Cheap vodka as the notorious villain Bad Punch. Don't miss the famous "Davenport Bash" scene starring Warm Stale Beer...
Friday night has more to offer in the way of festivities. Berkely College is throwing a bash with the band "Opus" from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission is $2 with a Harvard I.D. Go to Berkely early in the evening so you have time to catch the party coordinated by Ezra Stiles and Morse Colleges. This looks like the best bet for the evening if you like large gatherings where everyone drinks too much. There will be two live bands, a full bar, and lots and lots of people. Although it costs three bucks with a Harvard...