Word: slap
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Former HRC President Jeffrey Kwong ‘09, who is also on the campaign staff for Sundquist-Sarafa, called HRC’s decision to endorse Willey over Sundquist or Martel “a slap in the face to Frances...
...sure to be a hit. On her third studio recording, she presents a newly-inspired strength and reveals herself to be a fresh, more confident Alicia. It’s a feel-good album that’s honest, probably best described as a slap in the face to wake up and enjoy life no matter what. “As I Am” is absolutely refreshing. Throughout the album, Keys takes an optimistic stance on everything she sings about. And if you’re that girl who needs to dump your untrustworthy boyfriend, Alicia Keys can show...
...Just as Snow and Willey discuss the UC’s current leadership, Sundquist himself walks by and gives Willey a hearty slap on the shoulder. He offers a few words of advice concerning the small window of time (less than one week) that candidates will be allowed to campaign this year...
...franchise. I congratulated my friends who had not acted like douche-bags—after all, as a baseball fan who has never experienced the rapture of his team winning a World Series, I still have enough reverence for the game to know that it at least deserves a slap on the back. I also reflected: Perhaps this is the end of an era for Boston, an end to the persecution complex, to the insufferable masochism, to the bitter winter despair that never abates come April...
...same when he doesn't. Last fall, Pope Benedict XVI was a notable no-show at a September ceremony to mark 20 years since John Paul II had hosted a groundbreaking gathering of world religious leaders in Assisi, Italy. Some viewed the Pope's absence as a slap to those working for inter-faith dialogue, both inside and outside the Catholic Church. On Sunday, however, Benedict will be center stage at the most lavish, and well-attended, inter-religious ceremony of his papacy, organized by the same Sant'Egidio community that helped launch Assisi. What has changed? Why is Benedict...