Word: opening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fired up after halftime, Colgate put the game out of reach, scoring on three consecutive possessions to open the second half...
Kelly V. Brogan, an MIT senior, was the first person in line to buy a ticket on the morning of September 16. She said she started waiting at 9 a.m., though the box office didn't open until noon...
Then there are House events like the Masters' teas in Lowell House and Masters' open houses in Eliot. These occur regularly, and are usually well-attended. Then again, the same can be said for meals in House dining halls, and if these alone were sufficient to foster House community, the recent cut in blocking group size would not have been necessary...
Bumping into different kinds of people during the lonely dining hall dash from the anonymous chaos of the kitchen to the familiar warmth of your blocking group's table doesn't do the trick. The same can be said for shared laundry rooms and entryways. Teas, open houses, and other opportunities for mingling do not themselves sustain community, nor does the shared space of dining halls and laundry rooms. Friction, it seems, does not always lead to friendship...
...From the State House to the White House: Issues for the Year 2000 and Beyond" will focus on the many open races around the country next year...