Word: optioning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...This co-option of minority status has proved very powerful for conservatives who through their pronunciation of minority status seem to be arguing for special rights. On a campus which purports to be so inclusive and diverse, we don't want to deny anyone the right to speak, particularly anyone who cites prejudice...
...Wilford showed off more than his arm during the game, rushing for the Crimson's final touchdown midway through the third quarter. Off an option left, he faked the pitch to senior running back Chris Menick, which froze linebacker Patrick Colgan, allowing him to dart into the end zone...
Wilford ran the option effectively to both sides, showing that he can pitch the ball with the left hand as well as the right...
When senior linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski recovered a lateral at the Holy Cross 12, Harvard immediately went to an option left. Wilford made a beautiful fake pitch that left linebacker Patrick Colgan looking foolish and ran in untouched for Harvard's third touchdown...
...legal threats and investments, might try to pressure makers to drop the skip buttons. But analysts predict that as competition increases (Microsoft's WebTV satellite service will offer PVR-like features later in the fall), nothing short of an outright ban will prevent someone from offering such an option...