Word: generics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although few seem to use the new name except in official documents ("Only freshmen call it Pforzheimer," one resident observed), students are already hearing the new nicknames and teasing. "PfoHo" may replace "No-Ho" as the generic nickname of choice, and "Pforz House" May the Pforz be with you," says Rhee, quoting one of the more popular cooptations of the name...
Somehow the generic portraits do not have quite the same pull. Can you imagine sitting down next to some attractive stranger and trying to start a conversation with, "Hey, that generic-looking white male in that picture sure must've led a worthwhile life to deserve the honor of being displayed in this dining hall!"? You'd be laughed into the dish room! However, if you dropped a line like, "You know, I think the Leverett painting would look so beautiful in flames," you'd be sure to get a formal date...
Araki shot the movie on location, with no permits and a minimal crew. The gritty starkness of the scenes gives the movie a sincere, authentic feel. When the six friends go out to a nightclub, Araki uses the dim, reddish lights, loud generic music and their encounter with two guys in drag to convey the raw alienation of the kids...
...council apply for grants from the College. Let it be renamed "Harvard-Radcliffe Generic Government Simulation Game." And let its members be praised for what they really are instead of condemned for what they want...
...grateful for my family. I am grateful for the opportunity to go to Harvard. But every year we say that in such generic terms that it sounds like we don't even believe it anymore...