Word: spirited
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...into the Game. But undergraduates without tickets will, after noon, be left with nowhere to go. Having just tailgated for nothing, these students will be faced with a decision of going back to their rooms or frolicking around the streets of Cambridge. Neither choice supports our football team, school spirit, or students’ general welfare as much as ending up in the stands would...
...inside iron crates seven feet long and 22 inches wide. They chew maniacally on bars and chains, as foraging animals will do when denied straw, or engage in stereotypical nest-building with the straw that isn’t there, or else just lie there like broken beings. The spirit of the place would be familiar to police who raided [a puppy mill] only instead of 350 tortured animals, [there are] millions—and the law prohibits none...
...smokers even more support, launching the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday in November. On this day every year, smokers across the country try to do what feels impossible - give up their cigarettes for 24 hours. The idea is that many will quit puffing away altogether. (In this spirit, this year's campaign includes an aptly named initiative for next week called "Stay Quit Monday...
...longtime admirer of Hillary Clinton, I was momentarily transfixed when I saw Brigitte Lacombe's photograph of her: hair pulled back, minimal make-up, and a simple white blouse. The portrait captures Clinton's confident spirit, yet her tentative smile reveals a touch of vulnerability. I have never seen a more pleasing and honest image of the former First Lady. Jack Cameron, Mount Mellum, Queensland...
...good partnership between us.” Who knew the cheerleaders and the band kids were such good friends? We at Harvard may know little about football games and pep rallies. We may not be allowed to tailgate after the game starts. And we may have no school spirit. But if there’s one thing we do have, it’s a large gathering tonight (Thursday) in the Yard to congratulate ourselves. Bring an umbrella...