Word: pounding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After the protesters moved their demonstration from Vorenberg's office to the doors of yesterday's faculty meeting at Pound Hall, Wilkins and two other BLSA representatives spoke to the professors for about a half-hour. According to Bell, who was at the meeting, the students were applauded for their arguments...
...rally reached completion, the protesters joined hands and chanted in unison: "The people, united, will never be defeated!" and continued chanting as they marched around Pound Hall and returned to Harkness Commons...
...fancy dinners. They get a greater voice in making policy. In short they get more attention. Unfortunately such stroking is needed to keep a modern university running. But Harvard can get by without $50,000 from its most recent graduates. Instead of breeding young fundraising zealots, whose hearts will pound 25 years from now at the sight of green grass, perhaps the University should try to instill some unity among all the diversity...
...talking about a man whose best friend is a chimpanzee named Bubbles. Michael takes Bubbles ever-where he goes, talks to him, taught him the moonwalk, and sleeps with him. He also owns a 300-pound python named Crusher, a Llama dubbed Louis, and an assortment of dogs, cats, birds and other animals...
...poor road maintenance. Panama has imposed a dubious "lights and buoy" fee on ships approaching the canal, although the treaty prohibits such charges. At the rate of 1.25 cents a ton, the levy could raise as much as $2.5 million a year. But the penny-wise move could have pound-foolish results. In retaliation, Washington has threatened to revoke a fee exemption enjoyed by Panamanian ships at U.S. ports. The amount: 50 cents...