Word: peps
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unique mark of the Weight Watchers operation is the weekly class, which combines the atmospheres of a religious revival meeting and a high school pep rally. As they arrive, members weigh in; their weekly gains or losses are recorded on cards and later read off to the assemblage. Under the guidance of a trained lecturer, those who have taken off pounds are loudly applauded; backsliders are sympathetically counseled to show renewed dieting determination...
...court upheld a five-day suspension of 29 black students at the Jonesboro, Ark., high school. In 1968, the students walked out of a pep rally in protest when the school band played Dixie. Although they were eventually reinstated, several parents fought for the principle in court. A three-judge federal panel concluded that Dixie was merely "a typical American song with a gay and catchy tune" and not a "badge of slavery." The court's answer would have won the approval of Abraham Lincoln. On the day after Appomattox, he instructed the military bands outside the White House...
Seriously, why is the Crimson giving this clown so much coverage? Isn't the joke wearing a bit thin? Maybe you ought to pep the story up with an interview with his girl friend. John Q. Johnson...
...snakepit. The V-for-victory signs, the distinctive "Lefty stomp" the Hollywood director's chairs on the sidelines with his name and those of his assistants painted on the back, the braless cheerleaders who yell BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE whenever an opponent dribbles the ball before a foul shot, the pep band playing "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Hail to the Chief"--all of these are an integral part of the Driesell hype--a determined program to build local interest to a fever pitch. Ringling Brothers-style...
That is when the Maryland pep band strikes up "Hail to the Chief," and as the 14,000 madmen in the stands cheer wildly. Driesell parades solemnly to midcourt, bows his head, and raises both arms, his fingers extended in a Churchillian V-for-Victory sign. Victories have been none too plentiful around College Park in past years, and Driesell, the "messiah of Maryland basketball," is being depended upon to bring the Terrapins to a position of national power in college basketball. Ultimately, he is expected to wrest the national title away from UCLA...