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April 10, 1969: In the stillness of an early spring dawn, hundreds of students gather sleepily outside University Hall, watching the building that protesters have occupied for nearly 17 hours. The crowd in the Yard swells as the sun begins to rise, and 500 students begin to chant. "Stop expansionism. ROTC must...

Author: By Charles D. Bloche, | Title: ROTC: Making a Comeback | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

Yamashita finished his day at the plant at 5:30 p.m. He did not take time to chant the company song. Instead, he hurried off to entertain a few clients at a restaurant. Such affairs are an integral part of Japanese business life, and Yamashita must often attend them five nights a week. He got home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Daily Samurai Duel | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

...from the opening moments of the contest, the Dartmouth quintet held the ball, stalled the play, and put the fans to sleep. The band offered its well-known "Boring" chant, but soon gave up from ennul, and switched to a ragged version of the Mickey Mouse Club theme song...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Dump Green, 60-40 | 3/4/1981 | See Source »

...building as the place fills with a formal-wear crowd--so many penguins waiting on John Travolta's arrival. Travolta is about to give a press conference, and his fans gather below on Holyoke St. Lights flash on, cameras start to roll, but before Travolta can be introduced, the chant floats in from outside: "We want John! We want John!" It doesn't even rhyme...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: The Roar of the Greasepaint | 2/19/1981 | See Source »

...home on February 14, which they hope will avenge the heartbreakingly close dual-meet loss last year--a loss that was decided in a final relay and featured injured Harvard swimmers being helped onto the blocks. In fact, the spirit of revenge is so strong that the last chant departing swimmers heard bouncing off the walls of the chlorinated auditorium yesterday was the Crimson's "Harvard, Harvard--rah, rah rah! Beat Yale...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Swimmers Cop 2nd In GBCs | 2/5/1981 | See Source »

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