Word: rinks
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...himself, cites the three particular issues Harvard has concentrated on during his tenure building up women's sports, upgrading the recreational programs: and rebuilding the deteriorating physical sports plant. The addition of Blodgett pool, the renovation of Briggs Cage, the building of the Bright Hockey Rink, and all other improvements in the athletic facilities were badly needed. Bok says. He notes that "Sports Illustrated said that we had one of the two worst athletics plants in the country" when he became president, but that with all the improvements. Harvard facilities have been significantly improved...
...most vocal member of the Cambridge City Council, he has represented East Cambridge for more than three decades, repeatedly saying that the people's welfare concerns him more than general issues. He brags that the neighborhood is the only section of the city with a swimming pool, a skating rink and three playgrounds...
Some of the finest records in football, hockey, crew and basketball were compiled during the most fierce campus political confrontations. Tickets for games in the IAB and Watson Rink sold out days in advance, and there was strong undergraduate support for most major teams...
This attitude may serve well when the University is considering building a new hockey rink or instituting a specialized research program. But in the case of the Foundation, it places a disproportionately large burden on the minority students and alumni who are the most likely donors to the Foundation. Harvard's approach seems particularly ironic, since the University established the Foundation--rather than the Center advocated by many minority students--in order to benefit the entire Harvard-Radcliffe community...
Once inside the Coliseum, I was surrounded by a bunch of red-cloaked clones, complete with red cowboy hats decorated with red Badger buttons. They filled up the Coliseum seats to form one big red bowl around the rink...