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Word: vies (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although all students must traverse this proselytizing gauntlet, the experience can be particularly bewildering for the College's approximately 400 Black students. No less than eight active Black organizations vie for these students' time, often offering entirely different ways for Blacks to involve themselves in the community...

Author: By Holly A. Ideison, | Title: Evolving, But Remaining Vital | 6/9/1983 | See Source »

...most ardent of sports fans, but when my roommate's lacrosse learn defeated Northwestern to vie for the NCAA semi-finals at Amberst. I was anxious to read the write-up Quickly thumbing through the sports section of-Thursday's Crimson. I was surprised to find that instead of top-of-the-page glory, the laxwomen were relegated to a small, inconspicuous column beneath a great picture of men's lacrosse. Tim Pendergast and a lengthy tale of co-captain comments. "I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia" would rather be given due respect and placement. Too often women's sports...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Unequal Coverage | 5/18/1983 | See Source »

...contest, Rice says, is a perverse but true test of talent: "You have to know what is good before you can write something truly awful." Why would anyone vie for the Bulwer-Lytton prize? Jokes Rice: "They want the chance to become a household name." Contest deadline: April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Open and Closed | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

Line up juggling could, however, trip the Crimson up on the way to its championship. Harvard's top three seeds-David Boyum, Kenton Jernigan, and Brad Desaulniers, will compete in the single rounds for individual honors. Their shift leaves Harvard's lower seeds to vie for the team title...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: The Team to Beat | 2/18/1983 | See Source »

...without ever having competed in a pentathlon, Rittenburg headed to UConn to vie for the national title...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Pete Rittenburg: Jack of All Trades | 2/10/1983 | See Source »

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