Word: populares
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ASIDE from Prince, Sting may well have collected the finest set of backup musicians in popular music. From his past tour he has retained Kirkland, Marsalis and background singer Dolette McDonald. But some of the new personnel he has assembled this time makes the band more versatile than ever...
...contrast, The Quick, a recently defunct campus band, attempted to capitalize on undergraduate music tastes by playing only established hits. The group was founded this fall by members of Men of Clay, because a number of popular dance groups had recently disbanded, and many student organizations were looking for new bands to play cover tunes at their functions...
...College recently instituted a stricter alcohol policy, and attendance at large house committee-sponsored parties has shrunk. The Men of Clay and the Infidels already play at the most popular functions on campus. Since attendance was poor at The Quick's few on-campus shows, the group decided to disband this winter. "The alcohol policy killed the party scene here at Harvard," Ben Hammond says...
Meals were served as usual, but they were boxed in the fashion of the popular McDonald's "Happy Meal." Staff members not directly assigned to patient care gathered in the halls connecting the two buildings to watch the children's faces as they caught the first glimpse of their new surroundings. They were not disappointed. The patients were visibly excited about the large, windowed patient rooms and playrooms, and the beds that raise and lower automatically...
Gephardt's risk has paid off. An Iowa victory gives him a tremendous boost in national media attention. However, his populist image, responsible for his campaign's rejuvenation, may prove unsaleable in New Hampshire. Calls for protectionism and an oil import fee may be popular among the disgruntled residents of the depressed Midwest, but they won't fly with New Hampshire voters...