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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remember back in September when the University promised the 166 first-years living at 29 Garden St. that direct shuttle service would be readily available to help them enjoy Yard life? Well, the 29G'ers have their own phrase for waiting for something that will never happen--"waiting for the shuttle...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill and Jeannette A. Vargas, S | Title: The Late-Night Transportation Game | 3/8/1993 | See Source »

Garden Streeters have their own phrase for something that won't happen: Waiting for the shuttle...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill and Jeannette A. Vargas, S | Title: The Late-Night Transportation Game | 3/8/1993 | See Source »

Over the course of the renewed campaign, Clinton substituted "contribution" for sacrifice when explaining some of the 'extreme measures' that the economy's long-term health requires. Even this euphemistic phrase caused paranoid pundits to write about the 'austerity revolution...

Author: By Dan E. Markel, | Title: The Soft Scourge of Sacrifice | 3/5/1993 | See Source »

...When it brought out its T-shirts, it didn't include all the South Asian countries on it, and its 'yellow power' phrase excludes South Asians," Kumar said...

Author: By Ishaan Seth, | Title: AAA Leaders Discuss Improved Interaction | 3/4/1993 | See Source »

...Ladies are supposed to place their hand on the groove in their partner's arm where his biceps should be," Weinstein says. "But with Harvard guys, the key phrase is 'should...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: Those Dancin' Shoes | 3/3/1993 | See Source »

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