Word: louds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last fall, as reported in the Crimson, HRE revoked my permit to perform in the plaza adjacent to Au Bon Pain for "repeatedly playing too loud." Though I have not played there since that time, the revocation, which was initially to last one month, has been extended indefinitely. Furthermore, now that the performance time slots have been allocated for spring term, even if HRE were to have a sudden change of heart, I could not perform there until July...
...more importantly, the University and Cambridge must reach an understanding about when, if ever, the police can enter a dormitory room. When we came to Harvard, we ceded certain rights of privacy to the University police, and not the Cambridge force. No Harvard dormitory should ever be barged into--loud music notwithstanding--and shut down the way the Cambridge police shut down the Adams House party. The Cambridge and Harvard forces usually respect one another's jurisdictions, and College officials should see to it that such arrangements are maintained...
Then it came -- the shriek of a siren so loud it silenced even the crowd's mocking roar. Arthur reacted like so many others: he turned into a rock. His eyes glazed, his mouth opened, his hand gripping the microphone like a cigar- store Indian, the young man needed a jolt to make his feet carry him to safety. In the wings, Cooper shrugged. Since his siren had not worked, he had no choice but to send in the clown...
...crux of Hedda Gabler's discontent, as we vaguely infer from the play's early scenes, has something to do with her recent marriage to the bookish George Tesman (Erik Salovaara). Hedda is not what you would call the Stepford wife type. She gains pleasure from slamming doors, playing loud piano mazurkas, and polishing gun barrels as opposed to silver flatware. As she so matter-of-factly puts it, "I have no talent for such things as responsibilities. I have a talent for only one thing in life--boring myself to death...
...finals I expect Cindy to win although Judy could offer real competition. She won some loud cheers by playing with her underwear. We'll bring you all the action after this message...