Word: bittersweet
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Balestracci recorded eight tackles and nimbly slipped through the Yale offensive line in the Crimson’s 37-19 victory to end a disappointing season on a bittersweet note...
...like that, it made everything that much better,” Chiampa said. “But it also made it a little more bittersweet. It just makes you want to keep playing...
...through the machines, the gritty smell of oil and ink, the way your heart beats faster and faster to match the pounding of the presses—but watching the production of a paper into which you’ve poured your heart and soul fills one with a bittersweet combination of pride and nostalgia that is difficult to put into words...
Until they do something, however, the bittersweet sensation I associate with Thursday’s Commencement will be less about those I will never see again and more about the many in the Class of 2004 who will never be able to pursue, and excel, in their passions...
...from the indie-rock Petri dish in years--it's an adult bad-relationship tune ("I know I'm alone if I'm with or without you/But just being around you offers me another form of relief") punctuated by a hook-y guitar line and lead singer Jenny Lewis' bittersweet and oft-repeated wail that she's "bad news." It's notably smarter than anything else on this list. But, says Morning Becomes Eclectic DJ Nic Harocourt: "I played it on the show, and I couldn't stop singing along with the 'bad news' part. This belongs all over commercial...