Word: mckinleyism
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...appeared to have made strides after its thrilling 14-12 win last Wednesday at Connecticut, but the Crimson (3-4) could not carry its momentum over to No. 12 Boston University’s Nickerson Field yesterday, falling to the Terriers (5-3), 17-12. BU’s McKinley Curro found the back of the net three times within the first five minutes of the game, and the Terriers never looked back...
Student entrepreneurs were awarded a total of $80,000 in prize money to help them develop and execute their business projects at yesterday’s I3 Harvard College Innovation Challenge. The night’s largest catches came in the form of three $15,000 McKinley Family Grants, which went to a Web-heavy slate that included online enterprises geared towards providing free SAT prep to low-income students, making holiday travel cheaper, and navigating New York City more easily. The I3 event was intended to spur greater student interest in entrepreneurship projects, which tend to go underrepresented...
...number's reputation. At the first meeting, the members (all 13 of them) walked under ladders to enter a room covered with spilled salt. The club lasted for many years and grew to more than 400 members, including five U.S. Presidents: Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Despite the club's efforts, triskaidekaphobia (that's fear of the number 13) flourished; even today, most tall buildings don't have a 13th Floor...
According to Cigar Aficionado, nearly half of all U.S. Presidents smoked. Ulysses S. Grant never shook the cigar habit he picked up during the Civil War. William McKinley had a similar love of stogies, but like Obama, he never allowed himself to be photographed in the act. Theodore Roosevelt barred his daughter Alice from smoking in the White House, so she took her habit to the roof. Calvin Coolidge was known to offer cigars to Congressmen after White House breakfasts...
...afternoon, I go to the trainer's room, get treatment, and practice from about 2:15 to 6:30. After that I eat, shower and finish up my studying. At night I spend about 30 minutes talking to my brother, McKinley, who's someone I confide in. I usually go to sleep around 11:30 p.m. or midnight after relaxing with some "Sopranos" or "SportsCenter." It seems like a packed, loaded day, but it's become routine...