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...tutorial will replace a current system that Hankins described as a "grab bag of topics [that] don't have a rational relationship with each other...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Rewriting HISTORY | 6/6/1995 | See Source »

...distinguished gentleman from the Salient, Matt L. Bruce '96, may have printed the names a bit too early, but let's not be too critical. After all, we commend Mr. Bruce for his efforts to grab corporate sponsorship for the competition, by running the names of the Levenson winners within a box advertising Domino's Pizza...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DARTBOARD | 5/12/1995 | See Source »

Most American writers would applaud a talented colleague's fat advances, if only out of self-interest: big, highly publicized deals raise the negotiating floor for everyone. But Amis' grab offended the sensibilities of some of his English literary colleagues. One was novelist Julian Barnes, who had a good reason: he's the husband of Kavanagh, Amis' former agent. Another was A.S. Byatt, whose novel Possession was published by Jonathan Cape, who also brought out Amis' previous novels. "I don't see why I should subsidize his greed," said Byatt, "simply because he has a divorce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUR GRAPES, BAD TEETH | 5/1/1995 | See Source »

Dusek tossed the javelin 65 meters even to set the mark and grab the early lead for the Crimson...

Author: By W. STEPHEN Venable, | Title: M., W. Track Throttle Yale | 4/24/1995 | See Source »

...really like to help you grab the attention of your aloof proctor. Unfortunately, I'm busy studying for MCAT's right now, so I am afraid I don't have the time to address your conundrum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Extracurricular Extraordinaire | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

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