Word: symbolized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This summer, the controversial Review sent 250 letters to Indian chiefs across the nation asking if they approved of Dartmouth's symbol, without including a picture. They received 150 answers, of which JI were negative, 132 were positive, and 15 declined to answer, says the Review's Executive Director Peter L. Arnold...
...different. Shari Rudavsky's article "From Roads to Roorhs" (11/21/84) reports "a new craze to break up the first semester freshman blues--stealing street signs." It is designed for "bored" freshman who find "Harvard isn't quite what it was cracked up to be." Signs are now "a symbol of status...you ain't cool unless you've got a sign," states one freshman. Another concedes. "It is stenling, so by definition I am a thief," but another concludes that "It's the thing to do." Rudavsky notes that freshman proctors seem "unconcerned by street signs in their entry," while...
...savvy vacationers along the East Coast, the planes with the seagull symbol on their tails were the fastest way to the beach. Provincetown-Boston Airline has become the nation's largest commuter carrier by flying short hops from big cities to resort areas, including such popular runs as Miami to Key West and New York City to Martha's Vineyard. While a few travelers may have had jitters about some of the older planes in PBA's fleet, the airline has enjoyed stunning growth. In the first nine months of this year, the company posted profits...
Even before the Norman conquest in 1066, Saxon tribes in England cut their silver pennies into two. The halfpenny (pronounced hay-penny) was first minted in 1279. It went on to become a symbol of penuriousness. In Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, Costard insults an acquaintance for his "halfpenny purse of wit." Now, because of inflation, the tiny (approximately ⅝in.) coin costs more to make than its value of 6?. Last week the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the halfpenny will not be recognized as legal tender after this year...
...ironic way, Ferraro, who became a historic symbol of how high a woman can aspire in politics, may be limited by the legal problems of her husband. These problems might never have arisen if the spotlight attracted by her candidacy had not also come glaring down on his business. As a result, Zaccaro's real estate income has dropped ("Who wants to be partners with somebody knowing the deal's going to be all over the papers?" Ferraro asks). She is considering writing a book about her unique campaign experience. Such a work could prove both illuminating and profitable...