Word: tente
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even those lucky enough to have seats, however, are not guaranteed protection from the elements. The University provides a tent as shelter against rain or rays--but only for the dignitaries on the main stage. A brand new, 175-ft. tent covers the makeshift platform in front of Memorial Church where President Derek C. Bok and other VIPs will sit. The dacron bigtop is more than twice as large as the old canvas tent it replaces...
...Mother Nature should break the Commencement day tradition of sunny skies--as she did during last year's Class Day exercises--rain will run neatly off the specially-designed tent instead of dripping down all around the edges, said Michael N. Lichten, University Commencement coordinator. Harvard rented 50 additional tents which began popping up around campus earlier this week...
...miles to Hood's base and started the climb. Why not? They planned to get back before dark. The Rev. Thomas Goman, one of their leaders, had 18 similar climbs under his belt. They carried enough food and water for a day, a gas stove, one sleeping bag. No tent. Five students who became sickly or sore in the first hours turned back. The rest climbed...
...varsity lightweight coach always brings food to these races," Dan Cunningham of Rutgers said. "So this year we decided to throw up a tent and make it official...
...circus, its one concession to modernity being polyvinyl rather than canvas. It is a long, low tent sheltering five rings. In the mornings men and elephants erect it, and in the evenings they take it apart. The drill, for 16,000 miles and 20 states, is rise before dawn, drive to the next town, set up, perform, usually at 2 p.m. and again at 8, collapse the tent, sleep, get up, load and drive. The highest-paid acts--whole family troupes that shoulder chores across the board, from flying high to walking nags--get $2,400 a week, in cash...