Word: threw
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...pair threw a few punches as a play in front of the Engineers' net was whistled to a halt. Neither player connected more than once, but the official sent both players to the sin bin for four minutes for roughing...
...called the Radcliffe Alumni Association and did a little fact-checking for you. The senior soiree is a tradition that began in 1978, when Radcliffe threw a party to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the College. It was such a hit that they decided to continue it every year. It's a chance for women to break out of their culturally restricted social roles and ask a man out on a date. And in case anyone is interested, we had a blast at the soiree. It was a chance to see old friends and acquaintances in a non-academic...
...dictator were everywhere, including a 30-ft. bronze monolith in the center of Tirana, the capital. But the legacy of the Stalinist strongman has come under assault in recent months, and last week Hoxha's statues were falling. Students in the capital, demanding that Enver Hoxha University be renamed, threw ropes around the monument and brought it crashing down...
What is certain to prevail is the intractable conflict that has riven Yugoslavia's two major nationalities since the country was established. The Serbs, who threw off Turkish rule in the 19th century, are Christian Orthodox; the Croatians, who were subjugated by the Habsburg Empire, are Catholics. Their mutual hatred and distrust keep growing more virulent as nationalist ambitions seethe throughout Eastern Europe. Only the suzerainty of socialism imposed by Josip Broz Tito after World War II managed for a time to keep the rivalry in check...
...just anyone can be a Gene Ketelhohn, though. He seems to have a nose for garbage. Composition for the sculptor is sometimes just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Ketelhohn says of his Revere Beach #1, "It was like God threw this thing up on the beach: stones and seaweed all done up with wire. All I had to do was put a frame...