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...Yastrzemski said. He shanked one of the pitches back into the batting cage and slammed his bat against the plate in frenzied frustration. Perfection's sake, the dude was serious. He laced the next pitch past the outfielders, whooping with Little League glee in celebration of his power...
...thirds of the student body against the plan, the resources for opposition exist. We support the Freshman Proctors' resolution against the Core and hope that concerned undergraduates will register their disapproval in coming days. Admittedly, the chances of stopping the Core have become quite slim, but for the sake of a better Harvard education and for opposing the elitist process used to formulate the proposal, we urge students to engage in organized protest against the Core Curriculum...
...cult figure, him and his imaginary Coral Reefer Band, back before his 1977 smash "Margaritaville" salted the airwaves 40 times a day on every pre-programmed all-the-kids-are-doing-it AM radio station in the country. They still made his concerts last year, but mainly for the sake of the old songs, like "They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More," and for a commode-huggin' good time. They thought "Margaritaville" was a lemon...
...think it is a very good idea to take stock of that part of our history," Hovde said, adding, "One always does these things for the sake of the present...
...fudged. The movie ends with an ominous subtitle epilogue which informs us that Freed was indicted and died "penniless" shortly thereafter. This is a truth which is distorted by its context. The real Freed was indeed a Messiah of rock and roll, but not for its own sake alone. He had lots to gain. The treatment of Freed points up the main feature of this movie, its defusing of almost all controversial issues at the time with palpable, very nearly relentless innocence. This spell of innocence is not perfect. Tim McIntyre as Freed drinks and smokes (he doesn't swear...