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Issa N. Youssef '90, says that being in Kasparov's grip is akin to battling a boxing champ. "In boxing the stronger and faster person wins. In chess the better player wins. There is no luck involved, and there is no one to blame if you lose...
...NOTEBOOK: Van Dykum, a starter for the Crimson, split time with sophomore Loren Ambinder because of a broken thumb sustained in the Holy Cross game. The cast put on her hand was molded for her to grip a field hockey stick...
Before the game, I tried to catch; I couldn't even grip the ball with my mitt. That's when I went to Coach and told him that it would be a big mistake if I caught...
...Comets jumped out to an early lead, but we did load the bases up with two outs. The guy who replaced me behind the plate was up. I was on deck, trying to adjust the grip of my bat so that it would lessen the pain in my thumb. He struck out, and before I could turn around and get my glove for the top of the inning, Coach ran up to me and said something like this...
...size of Trump's bid drew gasps as well, since it was the most ever offered for an airline and was almost 50% higher than the price of AMR shares just before the bid. But the airline industry is in the grip of takeover fever. After fending off bids from Los Angeles oilman Marvin Davis, the management and employees of No. 2-ranked United in Chicago are attempting to take their company private for an estimated $6.7 billion. And last June an investor group led by Los Angeles financier Alfred Checchi paid $3.6 billion for No. 4-ranked Northwest Airlines...