Word: tucks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...live up to the image the outsiders have stuck them with. They are there with stacks of books, pen and paper, lecture notes. Some even go so far as to come fully attired, as if to punish themselves for wandering from the hallowed halls of academe. But most slyly tuck away the accouterments of the experienced sunbather--sunglasses, cocoa butter, iodine, baby oil or Sea 'n Ski (depending on skin type), towels, pillows, harmonicas, frisbees, blankets, congo drums (?!). All of this is hidden in bags and purses under layers of the Puritan ethic in the shape of school work. Take...
...series of "krewes"--private social groups that exist solely to finance and put on Mardi Gras. Some of the newer krewes are commercial in nature. They bring in celebrities to host their parades and balls. Others represent local interests. Tulane University students, for instance, have their own "Krewe of Tuck," and members of New Orleans's black community, who participate in the more traditional parades only as "flambeaux" (torch carriers), put on an elaborate "Zulu" parade and ball...
Harvard's flu-ridden women's track team yesterday lost a nip-and-tuck battle with the Tufts runners, 47 1/2 to 45 1/2, but managed to set three records and beat Boston University...
Purdy's tally came when George Hughes led both Purdy and Jim Trainor into the Northeastern zone on a two-on-two break. Gene took it all the way in; past the blue line, around the net from the right side, and then slam-dunked a tuck shot underneath the stacked pads of Husky netminder Ed Arrington...
...prospects for the passage of the new criminal code in the House are uncertain. Dershowitz rated the chances as excellent, hoping that the House will strike down the Dole amendment. Countryman, vowing to continue his opposition to the bill, said that it is "nip and tuck as to whether the bill will pass...