Word: nit
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...common. Often they began in a sense of awed outrage. (?Was it all a dream?? asks ?Fahrenheit.? ?How did this happen?? demands ?Bush?s Brain.?) They attempted to demolish the opposition?s arguments and actions with news clips and expert rebuttal. To prove this isn?t just partisan nit-picking but a matter of mortal consequence, the anti-Bush films went simultaneously for the heart and the throat, depicting the casualties of war: interviews with the families of U.S. soldiers - or, in the case of ?Control Room,? Iraqi civilians - killed during the invasion and occupation. (Taking a cue from...
That opportunity carries a different significance for both squads this year, each coming off disappointing seasons and looking to reestablish themselves. After falling 66-58 to UConn in the Big East championship game, the Irish received a NIT bid last year and ended a three-year streak of NCAA appearances...
...Ryan Fitzpatrick, Harvard had inched into the top 20. Yale also sat on the cusp of the top 25 all season, as a permanent member of the “Others Receiving Votes” category—which admittedly is on par with boasting about making the NIT...
...keep the support, Thompson must bring the Hoyas back to prominence in the Big East. But it’s not as if Georgetown has fallen all that far off the pace. Two seasons ago, the Hoyas finished second in the NIT post-season tournament. Along the way to that runner-up finish, Georgetown knocked off Tennessee, Providence and North Carolina—all on the road...
With Princeton coming into the Palestra banged up tomorrow and Penn looking to put the icing on its NIT resume, there’s little reason to think that the rematch will play out much differently...