Word: performancy
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...pink sports bag to ROTC rather than a generic backpack, and when she wears her BDUs to class, she brings her laptop in a hot pink bag. But Bras and Waterman agree that it can also be a relief to be in uniform; they are judged only by their performance, not their gender. “It’s an equalizing factor to not be allowed to be girly,” says Waterman. MILITARY DISCIPLINE It’s a weekday night in Thayer, and Bras is arguing with her friend Catherine Buzney ’09. Buzney...
...points we’re trying to make in putting on this event is why doesn’t this happen every week,” Rhodes said. Another competition will take place tomorrow to decide which two of the four new bands will perform against the Fly Upright Kite, Major Major and Stolen Records. The final showdown will be on Tuesday the 21st. Both shows will start at 9:30 at Tommy Doyle?...
...video stores and homes. And people didn't go for it in any format. Shyamalan sees a lesson there: "Bubble had $10 million worth of free publicity. Bubble had the advantage over any independent movie of its same ilk. It had so many advantages, and still it didn't perform. If Bubble did well, wouldn't that have been evidence that day-and-date works? Well, they tried it, and they failed...
...received perfect scores according to the rating.That’s fine and dandy, but, remind me again, when was the last time the Crimson won a Rose Bowl? Oh, right. 1920.You see, we might have some of the smartest teams in the nation, but when it comes to performance in the big-time sports, the moneymakers—the basketballs and footballs of the world—we come up short. Because what measures success in those arenas is wins, and a basketball team coming off its fourth straight losing season and a football team whose growth is consistently...
...Then, the skinny-tie-wearing partiers, barely beyond their teens, rejected million-dollar studio techniques for a bare, garage-rock sound. But the five subsequent years have witnessed a significant evolution for the band. They’ve developed a fuller sound, both on record and on stage, and perform more challenging instrumental parts and more expressive, emotional lyrics. What the Strokes have since lost in edge and youth they have gained in confidence.Despite their change in sound, the Strokes pulled their tried-and-tested tricks out of the hat on Saturday. The precise, driving bass lines of Nikolai Fraiture...