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...created such a splash that references to it have become integrated in campus lingo and culture...
...cups of tea. A jazz band jammed at the casino bar. At the "888 Las Vegas Buffet," gamblers stuffed themselves silly with all-you-can-eat sushi, pasta and Indian curries for $17 a head?a bargain by local standards. Behind wooden doors, big spenders, or "whales" in Vegas lingo, enjoyed quiet VIP rooms with plush maroon chairs and lofty windows where minimum bets can reach $130. Still to come: 51 luxury suites, some with a mansion-size 740 sq m of floor space, featuring saunas, karaoke rooms, private plunge pools and Jacuzzis with views of the harbor...
...spring recruiting. Landing a spot is seen as a direct ticket to a permanent job and the envy of less fortunate applicants. With the January 15 deadline approaching, Horan spent Christmas break reading guides to recruiting and revising her application. By the end of vacation, she had mastered the lingo of self-promotion, citing her “strong quantitative abilities” and “passion for numbers” in the all-important cover letter. Horan submitted her application—which highlighted her role as Vice President of Harvard’s Women in Business organization...
...airline Song, has to wear a name tag with the moniker "Jammin' John" when he works the gate. Nicknames, the narrator tells us, are mandatory at Song, at which "they've banned grumpiness and attitude!" The screen flashes factoids (the average bed change takes 7 min.), and we learn lingo like "the 10-and-5 rule" (you look at hotel guests when they're 10 ft. away and greet them at 5). The execs descend the work ladder until we get to the money shot: the boss scrubbing a frying pan or a toilet. ("Some of our guests miss...
...formal committee got "past the fear of porn." But after a spate of publicity and a chorus of shocked responses, the university reconsidered and now says it won't fund the magazine. Even so, Hrdy and sophomore Katharina Baldegg plan to bring out the publication--dubbed H Bomb, campus lingo for the powerful effect Harvard credentials have on suitors--in May, in time for commencement...