Word: draconian
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...Dinosaur,” “You’re Living All Over Me,” and “Bug.”Unfortunately, the honeymoon ended quickly. J Mascis was a sarcastic wit, often criticizing the goofy Barlow. Tensions over J’s draconian rule of songwriting, led Lou and J to stop speaking. Lou started the group Sebadoh, and was only informed of his removal from Dino Jr. by a friend, after which he promptly barged into J’s kitchen, screamed his head off at Murph and J, and left.The band soon...
...nearby hospitals after imbibing excessive amounts of alcohol, this number is a far cry from the over 50 students treated for alcohol related problems at the 2004 Game. Even more impressively, the problem-free nature of the tailgate wasn’t simply an end product of the rather draconian tailgate rules—no tailgating after halftime, no dancing atop U-Hauls, and no drinking games—drafted by the powers that be at Yale this year. In the 2004 Harvard-Yale football game battled out at Harvard stadium, Captain Evans was appalled by student behavior and went...
...weeks before municipal elections, the Cambridge City Council last night complained of “draconian rules and regulations” in senior living facilities across the city—including one owned by the University—and asked the city manager to investigate...
Iraq went to the polls on Saturday and, after 19 violent days that saw more than 450 Iraqi civilians killed, Baghdad was relatively calm for the vote. The quiet may be an indication that the draconian security measures that banned almost all vehicular traffic, international travel and movement between provinces were effective in curbing insurgents' attacks. Still, the night before the vote, insurgents sabotaged an electrical tower, plunging the city and northern towns into darkness. There were also reports of gun battles between insurgents, on one hand, and U.S. and Iraqi troops in Ramadi and other western towns Saturday, causing...
...consumed safely and responsibly. Though The Game itself proceeds uniformly every year with a massive Harvard victory, the character of the celebration surrounding The Game depends heavily on the venue. In New Haven, Yale and local police have successfully positioned themselves to encourage responsible, safe drinking without resorting to draconian tactics. In Allston, the BPD’s penchant for rabid enforcement has only succeeded in making the event more unsafe. In the wake of the 2004 Harvard-Yale tailgate in Allston—a comparative success in anyone’s eyes except those of BPD Captain William...