Word: rite
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...never want to hear that piece again. I'm so sick of it that I don't think I can stomach [the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra's] performance of it," said Alice H. S. Farmer '00, who wrote about Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," which will be performed this Saturday in Sanders Theatre...
...time, the '70s seemed fairly awful--oversexed in a brainless way, infected by a fatal mix of narcissism and paranoia. Presidents (Nixon, Ford, Carter) seemed either crooked or clueless. Yet, in Frum's analysis, the hideous '70s were a fulcrum and a rite of passage that changed almost everything and brought us, for good and ill, to where we are. He's right. Much has been gained on the journey. But Frum does not sufficiently reckon what has been lost...
DRUG TRADE Large drugstore chains such as CVS and Rite Aid are selling prescription drugs online for 10% to 30% less than they charge in their stores. Why? They'd rather give their customers online discounts than lose them to another Web store. The trend doesn't stop at drugs. It's spilling over into other industries, such as books, music and computers. So the next time you think about dropping that prescription at your local drugstore, check the website first...
...stupidity of the whole scandal goes without saying. Like it or not, hazing is a rite of passage for many college organizations. Those Vermont seniors who were getting their jollies watching their naked rookies, probably assumed the Dumbo position in their first season...
...same time, Rosenthal says "many people see binge drinking as a rite of college. Afterwards, and many even during college, turn to healthy living...