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Word: semis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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SWAT claims that despite Harvard's nonrecognition of final clubs, there exists a "semi-official" connection between the University and the clubs. However, it is unclear to me what kind of connection that could possibly be. The clubs own the buildings and their own property. They are financially independent, and they even get their own heat...

Author: By James H. Colopy, | Title: Futile Fuss Over Final Clubs | 3/2/1988 | See Source »

...world, for example, could be weirder than the spectacle of Michael Jackson, a man who has changed his race via countless operations on his face, singing "I'm looking at the man in the mirror/...I'm gonna make a change.." completely seriously. Not only is Michael Jackson a semi-human entity who makes the headlines of the Weekly World News seem downright normal; he is a hero for the youth of America. Think about it. A hero for the children of our country. The man who sleeps in an oxygen tent with monkey and the carcass of the Elephant...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: Grammy and Grandpa | 3/1/1988 | See Source »

...award was not given last year. Paul R. Simms '88, outgoing Narthex of the semi-secret society, explained, "We ran out of steam. We were disorganized. We were too busy working on all our other secret projects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Comic Jay Leno to Accept Elmer Award | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...with the switchover in leadership at Radcliffe, it is also a good time to cut a lot of the red tape left by the semi-merger plan. It was illogical that plans for Quad repairs had to be delayed so they could pass through two bureacracies--Radcliffe's and Harvard's. And it is unfortunate that female admits to the College receive letters accepting them to Radcliffe, but not even mentioning Harvard...

Author: By Matina S. Horner, | Title: Heading Off | 2/10/1988 | See Source »

THEY both have their roots in the dim past of semi-barbarous ancient Greece. Both come around every four years in this part of the world. And both are regularly the focus of outlandish media hype...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: That Four-Year Itch | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

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