Word: spiriting
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...narcissism surrounding The Game can transcend the ridiculous turf wars and rivalries between the Houses at Harvard. House spirit is fine, but only in moderation. For example, the shameful humiliation of students from other Houses by Adams House residents protesting inter-house access was more about vindictive exclusivity than House spirit--the very opposite of the spirit of The Game. In addition, the Game promotes a mix of upperclass students and first-years rarely seen outside of large core classes...
Businesswoman Dorothy Pitman Hughes brought a spirit of financial independence when she moved to New York City from a home she shared with 10 siblings in Lumpkin, Ga., 30 years ago. By starting her own office-supplies business, Hughes taught her three daughters the principle of entrepreneurship she had found indispensable growing up black in a segregated community. "We ran our own stores, our own schools," Hughes says. "I wanted my daughters to understand that self-sufficiency...
...JEWEL SPIRIT [rating: 3 1/2 musical notes] PREVIOUS ALBUM Pieces of You, 1995 COPIES SOLD 6.2 million...
...album opens with a cheerful rendition of "Somebody Hates Me," in which the singer brightly notes, "I hate somebody too." In keeping with this spirit of good will and generosity, the band continues on to the buoyant "Brand New Song," beginning, "I've got a brand new girlfriend/She is so lovely lovely/I've got a new ex-girlfriend/She is so fat and ugly." In fact, all of the songs on Why Do They Rock So Hard revolve around the inability of the singer to relate in any reasonable way to the people around him. Reminiscent of the song "Skatanic...
...randomization, it is heartening to see that house culture and spirit still exist. On Wednesday, in an effort to foster a sense of "community" in Adams House, a group of students marked the lunchtime entrance of each inter-house dinner with the clanging of the dining hall gong. While some students may have found the Adams going ploy a wee bit divisive, not to mention disruptive, we at Dartboard heartily approve of such measures. Those of us with illusions of power and grandeur have always dreamed of having our entrances marked in such a fashion. But perhaps next week those...