Word: junkets
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...Crimson. "Jeff," came a voice from Cambridge's only breakfast table daily. "Do you want to go to San Francisco on a movie junket...
...origins of the Hollywood junket are shrouded in the dim mysteries of the past, but in its most recent incarnations it has become a fusion of two distinct traditions. The first of these traditions is the expense account, by which the wealth of the nation is funneled out of the hands of the worker via the conduit of large corporations and is then frittered away by hedonistically juvenile executives. The second tradition is that of the star schmooze, in which second string critics from minor newspapers in unimportant cities have lunch with celebrities while asking questions like, "So, what...
...Harvard field hockey team opened its season Saturday with a 3-0 victory over the University of Rhode Island. The victory, coupled with a successful junket to Holland at the beginning of the month, represents a good start for the Crimson, which last year turned in a disappointing 3-8-4 campaign...
...base inside Nicaragua, and the government has refused to issue passes to reporters. A few daring souls have sneaked into the camp by resorting to subterfuge or bush paths, but usually such ventures involve a grueling and dangerous ten- hour hike. Occasionally, Honduran officials will sponsor a press junket to the Las Trojes region, but only under tightly controlled circumstances. "It gets more frustrating all the time," complains a U.S. photographer based in Tegucigalpa. "You are just not allowed to get anywhere near any kind of action even if it is patently safe...
...gives us a good chance to do something patriotic," said Nicholas M. Hatzis '88, Glee Club vice president. In addition, Hatzis said, the Glee Club is getting a junket for little work...