Word: localism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Local band Firecat advertises itself as a rock 'n roll trio with some other instruments and catchy vocals thrown into the mix. The combination is supposed to create a more interesting variation on the guitar-based rock formula. The ingredients are there for good music, and the band comes from the rich heritage of Boston-area rock. But the problem with Firecat is that they don't have the one essential quality which defines a good rock band--they don't rock...
Glenn S. Koocher '71, host of the local television show "Cambridge Inside Out," mediated the discussion between the three panels of five to six candidates each...
This past week, in an exchange on a public list-serve, Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR's director of communications, instructed local students on how best to respond to Emerson's appearance. At one point during the correspondence, Hooper suggested that picket signs might not be an effective tactic. A student at the University of Massachusetts at Boston protested "I really liked the one which said: 'Steven Emerson: Another Zionist Puppet...
...Adams/Boston Beer Company 30 Germania St. at Bismarck St. Boston (617) 368-5000 T: Orange Line, Stonybrook. Tours: Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m.; Saturday, 1 and 2 p.m. The tour is free, but the $1 suggested donation goes to Youth Enrichment Services, a local charity. Directions: From Stonybrook in Jamaica Plain, turn left on Boylston St., walk two blocks and take a right on Bismark St.; the brewery is straight ahead...
...fall race, and took the trouble to organize it. And it happened, and turns out it was fun. There was fairly limited entry, but enough to encourage them to do it again, which they did and continued to do thereafter. HC: It was started out mainly as a local competition? HP: Well, they spread the word, it wasn't strictly local. I think Harvard and Northeastern sort of dominated the first couple of years, but shortly thereafter, we had crews from Wisconsin, and a lot of other places here. It got popular in a hurry...