Word: sags
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They lived in southern Mesopotamia about 5,000 years ago and, according to George Michanowsky, a scholar of cuneiform writing, they called the planet Sag-Ush, regarding it as a male fertility symbol. The Babylonians, who eventually ruled over that part of Mesopotamia, watched the heavens from the tops of their ziggurats. To them Saturn was known as Kaiamanu (the steadfast one), possibly because, in contrast to nearer planets, it moved so slowly across the skies. Kaiamanu was generally associated with the death of cattle, and other calamities. Perhaps in hopes of better luck, one of the names the Egyptians...
Brown has a reputation as a potent kick and run squad, so while the Harvard midfield pushed up too far into the offensive zone, the fullbacks appeared to sag. This combination created a void in the middle third of the field, and kept the Crimson from securing real control of the action...
...offense as a whole is still feeling its way a little bit, the defense has been relentless. The ball stayed in the Tufts' end of the field for a full three quarters of the game, partly because of the "Tufts' sag," but also a result of the tough play of the Crimson midfielders, who continually turned the Jumbos break-outs around...
...shelves sag with Marxist thought, corners devoted to the master, Engels, Lenin, even Stalin. A chart on the wall, querying, "How Many Hands Wield the Revolutionary Worker?" chronicles the number of party newspapers sold each week. And Revolution Books, just outside Central Square, serves as local headquarters for the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP). The press conference is conducted from two sofas and a couple of chairs in the middle of the bookstore. A press conference without press, save one Harvard Crimson reporter, and he looks bored. To interest him, a local party publicist reads some statements of support...
DIED. Alexander Brook, 81, American painter; of a heart attack; in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Ignoring the later popularity of abstract expressionism, Brook relentlessly pursued the realistic style and romantic mood that brought him early success in the '20s and informed his work-graceful nudes, broad, brooding landscapes, portraits of young girls caught in somber moods. Said he: "My approach is immediate. I try to maintain that first quick impression, that first quick look...