Word: oar
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...broken oar in the Georgetown boat allowed Radcliffe to cruise to victory on the Charles River on Saturday...
...recent review session, a professor reminded students that the final exam would be closed-book and that “you can only bring in what you can fit on your wrist.” Similarly, when I suggested that the women’s crew team was holding oar blades to the throats of college writers, I did not expect any sentient reader to take me literally. Possibly the line was not funny. Certainly it was not true...
...conservative Crimson column by Ross G. Douthat ’02 is a prime example of this phenomenon—I disagree with his arguments even if his style agrees with me. Sarcasm gives us a colorful kaleidoscope realm where the women’s crew team can brandish oar blades and even a bit of pathos can creep into a University professor’s comments. Especially during exam time, a time when we are more likely to slit our wrists than write notes on them, we could all take life a little less seriously...
...they are relatively versatile—they can move quickly and smoothly from mellow to high energy and back. Sometimes OAR bring you to your feet, but sometimes you can get away with just sitting back and nodding your head...
...versatility of OAR reflects a diverse group of influences, as evidenced by their four covers throughout their 17-song set. Most significant were Bob Marley’s “Lively Up Yourself” and Led Zepplin’s “D’yer Mak’er.” Also covered were Pearl Jam’s “Black” and the somewhat incongruous Simon & Garfunkel’s “59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy...