Word: grab
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...while the first issue was a blockbuster, the second is pretty much a standard sequel. The October cover story is about Liz Taylor. Not quite as thrilling as the September Hillary story. And George Pataki doesn't grab the reader's attention as much as George W. (What is this, the Governor of the Month feature?) And so the content will never be the same as the initial issue. Whatever buzz is left will die down very soon...
...acknowledges that conservatives are underrepresented in the Faculty and tacitly admits that they're usually maligned by the campus press. It might be expected that a group burdened by such bias would fight for redress and vie for special privilege. Some people do expect that, and they perceive a grab for personal accommodation when conservatives poke fun at the institution of victimhood or satirize Harvard's inequitable (on the low side) distribution of minority privilege to the conservative minority here...
...yards before Holy Cross linebacker John Aloisi made a terrific hit, forcing a fumble recovered at the 21-yard line. It was a lucky number for the Crusaders again, as they immediately threw into the end zone. Wideout Kendy Hall made the grab against the endline, and Harvard was stunned and down...
Yenne, who ranked fifth in the national high school annals for most goals scored--an incredible 71 in 18 games--took a pass from Weed to grab her second goal of the season, with Weed and Blain each notching an assist for the effort...
...those people who want to do it all. You want to get involved in performance, athletics, community service and a social circle. You could join four different extracurricular groups--and never sleep. Or you could grab three pairs of balled-up socks and head to Sever Quad for the weekly meeting of the Harvard Juggling Club...