Word: bemoans
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...actually mean that most Harvard undergraduates have no school spirit? Or is it simply that they aren’t comfortable expressing it in song? It’s no longer very common to show affection for Harvard through enthusiasm for the football team. It is more common to bemoan the lack of outward signs of pride in and love for Harvard. The sense of tradition, continuity and fellowship that feeds the myth of Harvard, Harvard the ancient and honorable, is most palpable in ceremonial events like Commencement or Opening Ceremonies. It’s very difficult to find anything...
...lovers bemoan the current state of drinking in the Square—the Good Will Hunting curse proved deadly for the Bow, landlords kicked out Grafton and pesky cops forced the closure of the Grille. But as they bitch about the lack of quality liquor-selling establishments, gowns so often forget that local town favorite, Whitney’s. Adorned with a simple shamrock motif, the small bar is so unobtrusive, many students don’t even realize it exists. Yet, across from 7-11 and tucked between Leo’s and the AmEx travel agency...
...Some bemoan this Americanization of the world, the decline of cultural diversity. Go to Europe, eat a Big Mac and watch Scary Movie 2. Can’t we get away from ourselves anywhere...
...Grafton Street in particular was a central feature of Square nightlife, and many students continue to bemoan its loss, which compounds last year’s departure of the Bow and Arrow and the suspension of the Crimson Sports Grille’s liquor license...
Then there's the National Missile Defense (NMD) system that Bush has made his pet rock. Bush seems to put as much faith in NMD as he does in Jesus, and he offends as many people along the way. Defense experts decry the danger, Democrats bemoan the cost and Putin is giving us all kinds of spooky looks. Annoying Canadians may be excusable, but I draw the line at angering leaders who look like Bond villains and who can blow up the world at a command. (The command is "Blow up the world...