Word: regatta
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WEEKS BRIDGE, and sites overlooking scenic Charles River--The Head of the Charles Regatta has never pretended to be a purely athletic even in its 25-year history. For all the Erg tests, stadiumstep runs and other sweat-intensive training methods, the autumn culmination of the rowers' Sisyphean efforts is met mostly by that oh-so-collegiate monchalance on the part of lounging spectators along the banks of the dirty water...
...there such a lull in boats going by?" puzzled one tourist in a bright red ski jacket aloud to his companion, munching on a hunk of Italian sausage. Indeed, very few observers care about who wins or who loses. Very few seem to know that the regatta is a series of races. Some know even less. A woman wearing a Lesley College sweatshirt and sunglasses spoke distractedly, pointing first downstream, then upstream, then across the river, "So what's the deal? The races are going this way?" And others still less--"Are we near Harvard Square...
...Head's party atmosphere has died down somewhat from past years as well. This year at least, a Saturday night reveler would have had an easier time getting into heaven than into Eliot House with its guest list for visitors. Security stayed tight the day of the regatta--helping explain a mellow mood that was cooled further by the weather--although a crack member of Cambridge's "Alcohol Disposal unit" (unmounted division) said the police did not seize as much booze from students as in the past. Last year, bottles, cans and contraband milk cartons filled two dumpsters...
...Crimson is expected to outdo Yale by an even wider margin with its complete team rowing. A win would give the lights their third-straight collegiate championship in the Head of the Charles Regatta...
China By The Charles: Although the Head of the Charles regatta this Sunday is expected to draw more than 100,000 revelers for that quintessentially preppy sport of crew, organizers of a new student group promoting awareness of the Chinese pro-democracy movement see it as a perfect chance to get across their message. Joseph C. Kusnan '93, who helped found Harvard Students for a Democratic China, said the group has obtained permission to sell t-shirts at this weekend's festivities...