Word: hooplaed
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...sell hoopla only so much," he says. "The game has to be something regarded as special. It looses mystique when the players and owners seem so concerned with their personal wealth...
...administrators of our fair College busily prepare this venerable institution for a new era, we would like note that 1999 deserves just as much attention as any other year. And just in case--in the midst of all the hoopla and hype--Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 and Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles forgot to draw up a list of new year's resolutions, the following should get us off on the right foot...
Immediately following the list's release, a good deal of hoopla broke out--which is, without a doubt, exactly what Random House was hoping for. Everyone from professors to journalists to people on the street had their complaints, as well as the occasional accolade. Some of the most common gripes: Two works by James Joyce in the top five? Is Ulysses really the greatest novel ever written, and has anyone ever read the whole thing? And why such a proliferation of white males? Only eight women make the list, with Edith Wharton lucky enough to score twice...
...Amid the hoopla surrounding Mark McGwire's new major league home run record, the sages of the national pastime are unanimous on one thing. McGwire, they say, has saved baseball. Writing in Sports Illustrated, Tom Verducci declared that McGwire "has rekindled the country's interest in baseball." Peter Gammons, the normally reserved analyst for ESPN and The Boston Globe, wrote yesterday that "in this season...baseball regained one generation and gained another that some felt never would turn its MTV/Nintendo eyes...
Incessantly covered by the media, politicians receive greater name recognition, physical protection and accolades than members of other professions. The hoopla Mandela received only confirms society's elevation of politicians to demi-gods. Perhaps, in the future, Harvard will promote a sense of appreciation for members of other professions by awarding the University's next "rare honor" to, say, a female scientist. --MELISSA K. CROCKER