Word: boastfulness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Skating Dutchmen boast no significant scoring threat, with forward Brent Ozarowski's six game point scoring streak (2 goals, 7 assists) making him the only offensive figure of note...
...scheduling arrangement that the Office of the Registrar characterized as "absolutely typical," Harvard students were treated to a 1998 intersession spanning from Friday afternoon on Jan. 23 to Wednesday, Jan. 28. While the Registrar may boast that this constitutes a "five day break," a glance at a calendar reveals that any student with an exam on Jan. 23 can count the days off on two fingers. Those students lucky enough to finish exams early were rewarded with a vacation. But why should vacation time be a matter of luck...
Harvard likes to boast about the length of reading period, which theoretically allows students to forget about schoolwork over winter break and return to school rested and ready to study for exams. But when countless courses assign papers and projects with deadlines as early as the first week of January, "winter break" often turns into two extra weeks of academic work...
...actors of the '60s can boast laudable accomplishments, both in the arena of political improvement and cultural development. Unfortunately, the legacy of the decade has been stripped of its socially nutritious content. We've elected another philandering playboy to the oval office, but rather than inspiring visions of Camelot, he plombs new depths of sleaze like Jacques Cousteau in an ocean of immorality. We still listen to rock and roll, but while The Beatles have earned their place in the history books, it is unlikely that Oasis, Hootie or any other group of pathetic mimeographers will be remembered beyond...
...best case scenario, Lewinsky, a 21-year-old from a broken Beverly Hills family, lands a White House internship by working connections with a wealthy New York Democrat. Fresh out of Lewis and Clark College, where she was known to boast about affairs with married men, Lewinsky quickly takes to the idea of flirting with the President. She grabs assignments that will get her close to Clinton, making excuses to force her way toward the Oval Office. Clinton comes to notice her and treats her in his usual, friendly fashion. She finds him receptive to her flirtatiousness, and steps...