Word: hosts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Woodland and Hanna M. Hastings joked that their House was at the bottom of every student's list of housing choices. But a multi-million dollar renovation completed in the late 1980s created an airy, two-story dining room and dramatically improved student accommodations. The House also plays host to the Quad Sound Studios and Harvard-Radcliffe Television headquarters...
...Throughout the game, the host of students obnoxiously and mercilessly rained the chant of "Sieve! Sieve! Sieve!" at Cahill as co-captain A.J. Mleczko polished off the 17th hat trick of her career...
...times have changed. A host of new technologies is promising simpler (and much cheaper) "plug-and-play" ways to network computers in the home or small office. What's driving the market is the notion that consumers would jump at the chance to network if only they were given the right tools...
...dress code is business casual--no jeans allowed, not to mention pierced noses. It's the first day of class--hacking class--and the instructors, smartly attired in matching corporate polo shirts, point at screens full of code and step-by-step directions on how to hack a host computer. "Get this: No username, no password, and we're connected," says one. "I'm starting to get tingles. They're going to be toast pretty quick." Geekspeak, at least, is still de rigueur...
...students who opt against an eating club are missing more than food. The clubs provide students with libraries and computer facilities and host small classes for the university. Through them, students participate in intramurals and community service as well as interact with faculty. And, of course, as Gardner remarks, "We are where many students choose to spend their weekend nights." Tower Club president John W. Staples echoes the sentiment, claiming that "with the exception of room parties and a few minor fraternity/sorority parties, the eating clubs are the social world. Most students choose to come out to the clubs...