Word: letting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wasn't easy, though, for Dick Sr. to resist the temptation to persuade his sons in favor of Harvard. "Harvard was super to me, and I would love to see my children go to Harvard," he says, philosophically adding, "As a parent you have to put this in perspective: let them look at the schools and decide...
...sometimes-reserved football crowds. Niki Janus, associate athletic director, says the committee members agreed to underwrite a cheerleading squad after they got sick of hearing alumni complain that Harvard was the only Ivy League college without cheerleaders. "People would ask me, 'What is this? How can the (athletic) department let this go on?'" Janus remembers. Varsity crew members traditionally lead cheers at the game, but alumni wanted something "more structured," Janus explains. The crew team, like the band, believed they were too cool for structure. They "just plowed around, throwing candy at the crowd,' Janus says...
...crew team which merely moonlighted as a pep team, the new squad takes its cheerleading responsibilities seriously: practices two times a week, behind the stadium and in the IAB special exercise room. But so far its conscientiousness has gone unappreciated by many. Its first time out, the band let forth with a jeering blast, then rolled up their pants legs, wrapped their ties around their heads and minced their way through a burlesque routine. The cheerleaders were not amused...
...alumni need to loosen up, Janus says, and she's counting on the cheerleaders to get them going. Janus is a shouter at games. One Saturday afternoon she let out a particularly lusty bellow and a distinguished crusty alumni next to her glared. "Madam," he corrected, "It's not appropriate to shout...