Word: bitterness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Events of the last two weeks likely have left a bitter taste in the mouth of Harvard's mealtime messiah, Michael P. Berry...
Today's meeting, which will take place at the Sheraton Commander Hotel, is indicative of increasingly open hostilities within the guard unit. Last year, eight former and current security employees charged discrimination based on race, and relations between guards have grown bitter. A series of 28 interviews with guards conducted in January showed the department to be evenly divided over the discrimination charges...
Although his part is small, Bryan Van Gorder proves memorable as Mike's "Mum." The mother dreams of a life of art and manners as an escape from her marriage. Richard Nash as the bitter husband provides the play's best moment with his demonstration of a 1939 riot using his lunch. As he spews hatred for the Jews he marched against, he spews cupcake, strawberry jam, and hot cross buns all over the stage and the audience...
There is also the issue of pride. To the best of my knowledge, the Dead have never played at Harvard. The closest they have ever come was a concert on a bitter May after noon at Kresge Plaza at MIT in 1970. Some of the best live performances in my collection of bootlegged tapes are from Princeton and Cornell. And last month alone they played several shows at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I for one, refuse to believe that Harvard--which tops the U.S. News and World Report list, after all--is destined to be forever...
Last year, the Harvard women's tennis team lost to Pennsylvania for the first time in 12 years. While revenge can be sweet, the Crimson felt bitter. Very bitter. It wasn't going to happen again...