Word: turned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...slightest lapse in judgment resulted in one of the worst feelings in the world--the thought that I had failed as a representative of my school, my country and, most of all, myself. As I continued to walk through the Cambridge Common back to the Quad, I tried to turn the incident into something positive. I vowed to keep my head up the next time the weather keeps me down. It's a little thing I can do, and it could mean something to the next person who receives...
...been lucky these four years. Never again will we see the catlike quickness of Meredith Bagley, the hard tackles of Brynne Zuccaro, the bullet shot of Naomi Miller, the intensity of Jen Burney, the fancy footwork of Emily Stauffer, the left footed cross of Ashley Marynick, the patented spin-turn of Devon Bingham, the desire and determination of Jaime Chu. They have been our leaders, our teachers, our friends...
...about being stars. Their comments on popularity range from the extraordinarily subtle "Big Star"-"Now that I'm a big star what am I gonna do/I'm so bored countin' all my money"--to the potential attempt at modesty "I'm Cool" (a remake of the hidden track on Turn the Radio Off)--"You know I'm cool/When all the guys wanna be my friend/And every little girl here wants to hold my hand/But I sold all of my songs/I'm probably gonna get sued." The song goes on to say that "I'm just a little tiny fish/That...
Werts does have some reasonable criticism of fan mentality. He notes that "`Sell Out' [from Turn the Radio Off] was making fun of kids who condemned No Doubt and Sublime for selling out. You see No Doubt and Sublime on MTV and hear them on the radio. You shouldn't not like bands simply because they're on the radio. You should be happy that good bands get played on the radio so you can listen to good stuff instead of the crap they usually put on." And he adds, "I don't think we are really expressing resentment against...
...mail message sent to all Quincy House residents, the house committee leaders asked that the person or people responsible for the prints' removal turn them in to a house committee member immediately. The author promised no questions would be asked...