Word: frigidity
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...refrain “Why didn’t I go to Stanford?” echoes louder in my head with each degree of wind chill. November is a grim month in Cambridge. Luckily, Harvard has developed an annual tradition to lessen my loathing for this frigid climate and the never-ending mountain of work. Yes, The Game will take place this weekend, that one instance where my classmates and I will unite to support our football team and experience what life would have been like at a real college. Countless shirts have been circulating, praising Harvard?...
...Saturday, a frigid but sunny Harvard Stadium welcomed the senior class parents to town for their sons’ last collegiate home game.Before the contest, seniors took individual pictures with their families at midfield. They then proceeded to soundly beat an overmatched Penn squad, 23-7, holding the Quakers to less than 200 yards of total offense.It was a performance to make the parents proud.Several seniors stood out on this special day, an appropriate ending to their playing days at Harvard Stadium.At the helm of the Crimson’s balanced offensive attack was quarterback Chris Pizzotti, who has been...
...Frigid temperatures are no easier on the hitters. Jeff Conine, the recently retired 17-year vet who played for a Florida Marlins in that '97 series, remembers his contacts fogging up in the Cleveland cold. "I had to keep blinking to keep my eyes moist," he says. "This is a very bad thing. It was almost like a film was over my eyes." The eyes of other players tend to tear up in the frost, which makes if harder for them to see the ball...
...exclamation point for the Rockies came on a rainy, frigid Sunday night more suited to a whaling expedition: after Torrealba's three-run homer in the sixth inning unstuck a 1-1 nail biter, the next Rockie up, Jeff Baker, lined a single. Then he tried to steal second base. Hurdle had sent a subtle pre-Series message to the American League: We never rest, we never quit, no matter the circumstances...
...costs about $10, it’s a big-budget production, it’s not too taxing on the mind, the snacks are overpriced, and it’s a perfect way to escape the heat of summer for 90 minutes of frigid air-conditioning. That’s right—I’m talking about the museum blockbuster, that particular brand of glitzy exhibit put up each June and July in the world’s most renowned museums. Long, snaking lines for admission to the latest art shows prove that the summer blockbuster phenomenon isn?...