Word: jersey
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...Yale sucks" cheer. Some argue that sponsoring a course on the history of Harvard would simply encourage students to pat each other on the back and indulge in a moment of silent prayer and thanksgiving that they did not end up in New Haven or Princeton, New Jersey. They argue further that the mere fact that so many prominent figures in the American past attended Harvard signifies very little; Harvard was simply the elite "place to be." In short, to its critics, such a course would be an extended session of self-aggrandizing name-dropping...
...just idle chatter, since the group includes three people who have considered or still are considering mounting such a bid: Democratic Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey; Lowell Weicker, the former Republican Senator and Independent Governor of Connecticut; and former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas, who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992. The other confederates are Dick Lamm, the former Democratic Governor of Colorado; former Minnesota Representative Tim Penny (a budget-cutting Democrat); the current Governor of Maine, Angus King, an Independent; and former Democratic Senator Gary Hart of Colorado. The meetings are so sensitive that Lamm, their...
...also flashed some feisty homegirl attitude. "People think I'm Miss Prissy Pooh-Pooh, but I'm not; I like to have fun," she says, jabbing a finger in the air. "I can get down, really freakin' dirty with you. I was born in Newark, New Jersey, with two brothers and a very strong father. It made me tough--perhaps too tough...
...months later, Miyagishma met the woman in person when she was flying through New Jersey, his home state. They still keep in touch...
...play was a true story written by a Jewish kid from Jersey, the lead actor was Jewish, as were four of the actresses. The offensive "glasses usage" was scripted in ink by an established playwright and as a director I tried to remain faithful to the text while showcasing some of the talented actors and actresses on campus...