Word: skying
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...listeners - would throw a joint "unity party" at a nightclub in Martin Luther King's hometown, on the eve of his birthday holiday. The goal was to bring people of different races together for a night of exuberant partying. Seconds after the simulcast announcement by morning show hosts Frank Ski of V-103 FM and Bert Weiss of Q100-FM, the phone lines at both stations lit up with calls of support from listeners frustrated by what they consider the city's racially divided social scene. "People of different cultures don't party together [here] like they...
...euphoria that followed the announcement gave way to a widespread feeling of disappointment: On the designated night, there was certainly a line of people snaking around the block, waiting to get into the Lotus Lounge in the city's affluent Buckhead neighborhood. But "it was about 80% black," recalls Ski. And, as Weiss put it on air, "My white people didn't show...
...where races mix like rum and Coke. But not in Atlanta, where an unspoken code translates billings such as "techno night" into "white night," while "hip-hop night" means "black night." Some club owners and event promoters have tried with, at best, limited success to buck the status quo. Ski plans to open his own nightclub later this year where he hopes to draw more mixed crowds. But, like Dr. King, they have learned that major change is accomplished not in sprints but rather in baby steps. Even on the dance floor...
...Harvard men’s and women’s skiing teams began their seasons this weekend at the Bates Winter Carnival in Rumford, Maine, placing ninth out of 13 teams with 124 team points. Defending NCAA champion Dartmouth won the carnival with 493 team points. Sophomore Audrey Mangan led the way for the women’s Nordic team with her 33rd-place finish in the 10K classic and her 35th-place finish in the 5K freestyle event. In their first race for the team, freshmen Alyssa Devlin and Cara Sprague placed 30th in the 5K freestyle and 39th...
...your worst crash? Will Randle, CONCORD, MASS. I've had a lot of them. I had crashes when I was small and Gumby-like that would have killed me now. I would just fly off jumps and go 40 or 50 meters when I was 6 years old?break skis, smash my goggles and get a bloody nose and go crawl inside for a little while and then come back out and ski more in the afternoon...