Word: woodenness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Before last Sunday's Dartmouth match, Morrissey and Reynolds got up from the wooden squash stands at Hemenway Gymnasium, wished each other luck in their upcoming matches, and walked to their separate courts...
...several years museum officials had been concerned that Adolphus Busch Hall's complete lack of a climate control jeopardized the collection's more fragile pieces, such as the paper works and wooden sculptures. Furthermore, the 68 year-old structure was not adequately equipped to provide services for handicapped patrons. Officials considered renovating the old building but soon realized costs would be too high. Thus, they made plans to construct a new building to display the collection...
...Western division is probably still theirs, and the East continues to fear them. Trying to stay in the game, Kareem can't yet block out every thought of passage. His favorite year was 1985, "when we finally beat the Celtics." The special coach was UCLA's John Wooden, who "never let his goals separate him from his ideals." The ultimate teammates were Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. "Playing with Oscar in Milwaukee was a privilege. No nonsense, no frills. And being with Magic has been wonderful. His flair...
...expert David Ciolek, who has rehabbed hundreds of barns around the country. Ciolek creates higher, longer open spaces by a process called trussing. First he rearranges the old post-and-beam construction, then transfers the weight of the roof and hayloft to the outside walls by means of triangular wooden supports. Says Illinois livestock farmer Janis King, who had Ciolek fix up an 1870 barn: "Unless lightning strikes, the barn will be here another 100 years...
...Freshman Union last night. Duggan strolled down aisles between red-clothed dining tables handing out milk chocolate candies to freshmen willing to kiss her costumed head. The dark and wooden hall, usually echoing with the tumult of hundreds of feeding students, rang last night with the clamor of a cow bell Duggan shook in her hands...