Word: luau
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...rapped in about five layers of clothing I trudged through the Arctic chill blowing along the Charles River, looking for the site of MIT's third annual luau. I knew I was getting close when I saw a car parked on the curb with a large bumper sticker that said, "Aloha spirit. Don't leave home without it." I quickly made my way toward the warm glow emanating from Walker Memorial Hall where I was greeted with the brimming smiles of friends from back home, tropical flowers, and beautiful Hawaiian music...
...spirit of luaus past, the Hawaiian community on the east coast converged, donning their best aloha attire (mo'u mo'u's, floral shirts, surf shorts) to leave behind mid-term studies and celebrate Hawaii's unique culture. Most of the students came from MIT, but the luau also lured students from Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, and Wellesley. "To us this luau is not just a dinner or a show, but rather a piece of our homeland, a slice of what makes us who we are," said Steve Wong, a junior at MIT and one of the event coordinators. According...
...mentioned two recent incidents--a late-night disturbance outside the Fly Club on Mt. Auburn St. and University police's premature shutdown of the Owl Club's annual Luau Party...
...party, a by-ticket-only luau, attracted more than 700 students to the club's 30 Holyoke Street address, according to student and police estimates. The state trooper was providing security because Cambridge police were unable to do so, officers said...
...real money, that is a pretty meager sum alongside the public-works projects that used to be whooped through Congress in the days before the deficit doldrums. As Republican Congressman Jim Bunning of Kentucky cracked, "Calling this a pork-barrel bill is like calling a strip of bacon a luau...