Word: old
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hundreds of invited guests moved from a roast beef dinner in the Palmer Dixon Tennis Courts to the majestic new home of Harvard hockey, old-timers kept murmuring to each other, "I can't believe what they've done to Watson Rink...
Among the independents, personal fiefdoms continue, but with total votes down in almost every case, the barbarians are at the door. The effort among some independents to unite in the CCC was no real salve to their political wounds. And as Frisoli, who had the support of the old-line Frisoli-DiGuglielmo political clan proved, it is very, very difficult to carve out a new personal base...
However, M. Susan Kish '80, who is on both the House committee and the assembly, defended the assembly by saying the two-year-old group is beginning to bring about change within the University by discussing the lengthening of library hours, asking for review of the Administrative Board and bringing different issues to the attention of the administration...
...results give nine billion years as the approximate age of the universe. Most previously accepted estimates of the universe's age ranged from 15 to 18 billion years. (The Earth and the solar system are about 4.6 billion years old...
...overlords but also to satisfy the human craving for symbolic ceremonials. The politician's own requirements in a democracy carried things a step further. To win a constituency, the politician must first gather a crowd and turn it into an audience. Enter show biz. In the old days the string band on the courthouse square became as indispensable for that purpose as are the musical groups and superstars in this day of mass culture. Says Joanne Woodward of theatrical personalities who get drawn into campaigns: "Let's face it, we're shills...