Word: attempting
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However, as my roommate and I attempt to hock our gray futon (to one of the fortunate who can just "store" their furniture), I realize, as have nearly all the upstart but savvy businesses in Harvard Square, our lease here is up and is not being renewed. The first generation of the "randomized" will soon really be forced to recognize the randomness of the real world. College, more than ritual, at least concludes with one, and my grandmother will be here to prove it. Just remember, if you see me sniffling this Thursday, in addition to the pang of nostalgia...
...ramifications for academic freedom were, at best, murky. Crimson President John G. Simon '50 met twice with Conant in an attempt to understand the report's implications for Harvard professors, andCrimson editors penned a staff editorial callingfor assurances that no systematic scouring of theFaculty would ensue...
...attempt to educate Harvard students the American Veterans Committee held programs on politics and how to work within the political system...
...makes sense that just a year after his unsuccessful (and not for lack of effort) attempt to unscrew his coach's head, Latrell Sprewell showed up for his first day as a New York Knick to applause far louder than team and union leader Patrick Ewing got. And now Sprewell, who is leading his bottom-seeded team in an unprecedented run toward the NBA finals, symbolizes the entire league. After a shortened season filled with the sloppiest play since the ABA, the Knicks are thriving on the wildness that has been this season's leitmotiv...
With four relatively unknown young comedians and actors as hosts, The X Show will attempt, as the pilot brags, "to filter out all the c___ and just give you the WD-40 that you need." That WD-40 seems to consist of words of wisdom from exotic dancers and a segment called "Gettin' It," which, for example, might instruct men on how to fake being sensitive. Also featured is the regular modeling of men's underclothing by women...