Word: benches
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Friday night, we marked a holiday that almost always manages to pass without comment. Every kid loves Halloween, but enthusiasm for the holiday among the young is no excuse for dismissing it as "childish" rather than examining it seriously. Halloween is seen as a fact of life, an amusing bench-mark in the celebratory vacancy that stretches from Columbus Day to Veterans Day. But history has some explaining to do when it comes to Halloween; its prominent place in the American calendar requires some justification. Indeed, it's a strange bird...
Standing on a nearby bench to get a better view of the Jiang motorcade, China native and first-year parent Bei Dong said she "felt great" about Jiang's speech and downplayed concerns about Taiwan, Tibet and human rights in her homeland...
Instead of putting on cruise control, however, the Crimson stomped down on the accelerator even harder and took off like an angry Ferrari. Still in the first half, freshman rising-star Erin Aeschliman gave up a seat on the bench to score Harvard's next two goals. Right on Aeschliman's heels, Gudeman tallied one for the veterans to end Harvard's first-half scoring tantrum...
...success is in the role of Mercutio, brilliantly performed by Robert Wallace, because it succeeds in incorporating humorous acting with a healthy dose of solid ballet--something that seems missing everywhere else. Wallace is a delight to watch as he dances drunk, pirouettes, and step-dances off a stone bench; one wishes he were given the opportunity to dance the role of Romeo...
Cunningham, a basketball Hall of Famer who played on Smith's first Tar Heel team, says, "The most overused cliche in sports might be 'We're a family,' but at North Carolina, the team truly is a family. Coach Smith treats the last guy on the bench the same way he treats the best player on the team, and he is as concerned about their education as he is about winning. He takes as much pride in the doctors and lawyers he coached as he does in the All-Stars...