Word: vies
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...what long ago became a popular springtime ritual, Harvard students play dress-up and head over to the Office of Career Services (OCS) to vie for jobs as consultants and investment bankers...
Though educational institutions often pride themselves on being the ultimate meritocracies, when these same institutions vie for funding from the government, foundations and corporations, success can be determined by factors other than merit. Harvard's age, its mammoth endowment and extensive alumni networks all affect how big a piece of the national pie Harvard calls...
...news is big business. Last week another media behemoth entered the 24-hour news competition, as Rupert Murdoch launched the Fox News Channel, available initially in 17 million homes. It will vie for viewers with the granddaddy of 24-hour TV news, CNN (whose owner, Turner Broadcasting, last week became part of Time Warner, TIME's parent company), and with MSNBC, the ambitious TV-and-Internet news service launched in July by NBC and Microsoft...
...vocal Ouija board. On the very first track she stretches beyond jazz with a patient, deeply pleasing rendition of Walkin' After Midnight, a song made famous by country star Patsy Cline. And in a nod to her French roots, Peyroux delivers a vibrant version of Edith Piaf's La Vie en Rose. Dreamland features an impressive cast of supporting players. Pianist Chestnut provides restrained invention on Reckless Blues, guitarist Vernon Reid (formerly of the rock band Living Colour) enlivens Muddy Water, and up-and-coming jazz stars Marcus Printup (trumpet) and James Carter (saxophone) provide lift to several other tracks...
Though he'll vie for the championship this year, he has already sacrificed his sportsmanship...