Word: pride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...name is a moot point. Nevertheless, they find that it is hard to rename a place that is such an integral part of their lives. "There's no way I would wear a Pforzheimer House t-shirt," says Alynda D. Wheat '96. Grounding her position in true North pride, Wheat adds, "I'm going to graduate from North House--no one in our class, nor anyone now living in the house, will ever call it Pforzheimer...
...leaving Hilles to venture down to the Square and write up my results, I felt that I had captured the essence of Valentine's Day. As I ran the gauntlet of Cupid-bedecked storefronts and dodged the simpering couples on Mass. Ave., I realized with pride that I had transcended the boundaries of religion and relationship to gain a deeper understanding of the day, the celebration, and the unfortunate martyr himself. I knew just how the poor guy felt...
...looked so happy parading down MassachusettsAvenue that afternoon, glowing with pride andwaving like a monarch to her adoring fans. Shelooked exasperated after the Pudding had finishedwith her. Michelle Pfeiffer never did `meow' forus; that would have been giving away the lastshred of humanity that the Pudding, in itsextraordinary tradition, had seduced from...
...terms of pride, it's nice to get another chance to win a game in the tournament," he said...
Carrying out those functions used to be a point of pride. Since 1974, Washington, D.C., has enjoyed limited self-government under a system known as home rule. Congress, which gives the the District $650 million a year, allows it to function almost like a state. Washington oversees its own Medicaid programs, issues its own license plates and runs prisons. Many residents are fiercely supportive of home rule and suspicious of the Federal Government's involvement in District affairs...