Word: hyped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lived up to the hype...
Lured by local bands, prominent politicians, student group booths, voter registration drives--and a large MTV bus--an estimated 3,000 students flocked to Harvard Youth Empowerment (HYPE) '96, where, in the words of an event organizer, they were "hit over the head with politics...
Because four house dining halls were closed, many went to HYPE '96 simply for hamburgers and hot dogs...
...HYPE '96 organizers stressed the event was non-partisan. But some students, particularly those carrying "Dole/Kemp" signs, complained of a liberal bias...
Many scientists are skeptical of the hype surrounding fountain-of-youth hormones. "If it was all due to wear and tear, I'd buy the theory that you could live 500 years," says Dr. Richard Sprott, associate director of the NIA's biology of aging program. "But there is some basic genetic programming, and the only way to significantly increase the life-span is to alter genetics...