Word: punch
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...Administrators said the Theatricals, Pitches and Kroks will be able to continue to use the facility. The social club, however, would have to change its punch selection process for choosing members and dues paying policy to comply with College rules for recognized student groups and remain in the building...
...things were going, but we had no graduate board confirmation," says Decherd, who is also a Crimson editor. The officers, who had learned of the agreement Tuesday, explained the situation as well as possible options. In order to maintain their current space, the club would have to reconstitute its punch process into a system with a meritocratic basis. "Whether we choose to take that avenue or continue to exist with our current process and find other space on this campus, we're entering this with a very open mind," he says. The direction of the club will depend...
Other pertinent facts remain unclear. The officers contend that Dorismond ignored shouts of "Police" and lunged for Officer's Vasquez's gun, which discharged accidentally, killing him. This story is contradicted by an eyewitness who maintains that Vasquez threw the first punch and never identified himself as a police officer...