Word: blink
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...that complacency disappeared in the blink of an eye last Saturday at the Stadium. Down 14-10 to Princeton, Harvard was pinned in its own territory when senior quarterback Neil Rose was drilled attempting to complete a pass to senior wide out Dan Farley. Rose lay motionless on the ground for a moment as the crowd held its collective breath...
...Police, Offspring, Greenday, Rancid and Blink 182 all decided that the spreading of the musical word is more important than a rigid code of conduct—they are the classic punk sellouts...
...simple but conspicuously slow tempo, and the crash symbol weaves the disparate strands together. These are all acceptable punk ingredients—or, in the wrong hands, a recipe for nausea. Unfortunately, the latter is the case here. Our first reaction (the gag reflex): Isn’t Blink 182 a bit young to have a tribute band on its coattails? Our second reaction (the cogitative reaction): This is elevator punk—I’m not being challenged as a listener, either musically or lyrically. Our third reaction (put into perspective): Are these really the same guys...
Harvard made many people blink with their shocking upset over then No. 6 University of San Diego. Princeton has proved over the last few years that it has the ability to hang with quality teams...
...right here on The Crimson’s editorial page. A few weeks ago I wrote an Op-Ed pointing out that terrorism is male dominated. I received an unprecedented response, which I attributed to the mildly controversial nature and timing of the piece. I didn’t blink at the onslaught of letters to the editor and to my personal inbox. A plethora of students responded, four of whom accused me of using a national disaster to “forward my own political agenda.” (To clarify, I don’t have a political...