Word: flings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...appeal to the Happy, Texans. The town loves the danger they suggest, or perhaps just their novelty. In a place where everybody knows everybody, the unknown is sexy; it offers a last hope for change, adventure, escape. Jettisoning propriety means the locals have never felt so alive. If the fling ends in one's getting flung...well, as the sheriff says, "That's what life is about, isn't it--finding...
...Gravity mournful strings underscore the observation that a high-flying fling can be brought to earth by "the weight of circumstance"--by capricious gravity...
That wasn't the kind of sightseeing Amanda Sandoval had in mind for her fling this summer in New York City. A student at the University of Denver, she had planned on trips to Central Park, classes at New York University and lots of good books for her "last summer to hang out, be a kid." But after guidance counselors warned her that she had better shape up her resume, Sandoval made a last-minute search for a job, sending off applications to the parks and recreation department, the U.N. and even the sanitation department. No luck...
Penn is also home to Spring Fling, the biggest party on the East Coast (or so they say). This year, however, the University implemented a new alcohol policy that slowed down, but certainly did not stop, people form drinking. A committee is still reviewing the alcohol policy, so it is unclear how is will affect future years...
Sponsored by the Harvard Varsity Club and the H Club--Harvard's new athletic fan club--the Spring Fling is aimed at getting students to Soldiers Field to support several teams that have games tomorrow...