Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many New Yorkers shared that somber view. The city's plight, of course, was not one of physical survival-though some cynics argued that New York's complex ills could only be cured if the metropolis were razed and rebuilt. Its breakdown this fall was one of spirit and nerve, a malaise that affected the tacit assumptions of trust and interdependence without which no organism so vast and disparate can possibly function. In what most responsible citizens concede to be one of the ugliest situations in memory, strikes and the threat of strikes pitted not only union against...
...Olympic competition, the decathlon most closely reflects the original Greek ideal of all-round athletic excellence. An entire track and field meet in miniature, its ten events in two days add up to the toughest individual test of speed, stamina, strength and spirit ever devised. The man who wins the Olympic decathlon well deserves to be known as the finest athlete in the world. That man last week was William Anthony Toomey, a 29-year-old schoolteacher from Santa Barbara, Calif., who not only captured the gold medal but set an Olympic record in the process...
That was one event among many which have taken their toll on Gilligan's spirit. Not even to strange reporters did he betray any bounce or enthusiasm. He knew he and his allies are in for a long twilight struggle, win or lose. For 1968's new politics, the McCarthy movement, or whatever, is not destined to purify the Democratic party--or the nation. In coming months, this year's issues would be blurred, old enemies would cross the lines, and freaky opportunists would make their way to the top--as always...
...always go out of our way to find places for teams to stay when they come to Cambridge," says scrumhalf Phill Ordway, "even if it's only a couch or a sleeping bag. If they'll come up and play us, we feel that the spirit of the game demands that we do our best to make them comfortable...
...majority of Harvard ruggers feel that the parties after the matches are inextricably linked to the rugby experience. "So much of the game springs from the 'rugger spirit,'" wing forward Bill Sargent explains, "that it's unheard of to just play a match and then go home. We always have plenty of beer on hand right after the game, and we really look forward to drinking and joking with someone who's been trying to knock the stuffing out of us all morning." The "rugger spirit" also helps to temper what is potentially an extremely rough game...