Word: waxing
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...felt a need to obscure its overall correct point by playing up the supposed “disparity” between varsity and recreational facilities. That the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) is unacceptably crowded and poor is a fact we can all agree upon, but to wax eloquent about varsity athletes who have “spacious and uncrowded” weightrooms and “row upon row of beautiful unused” treadmills is unfair, implicit athlete-bashing and a testament to the ignorance of the writers of the editorial. Any athlete can tell you that the varsity...
It’s hard to wax nostalgic now, with every team in the ECAC playing to keep its season alive, but there is little doubt that the bonds forged at ages 16 and 17 are still meaningful, regardless of school colors...
Without fail, every spring I wax poetic about the return of baseball and all that is Good and True in the world. Baseball is part of American culture...
After a regular season in which Grumet-Morris has seen his job security wax and wane with his performances, the on-again, off-again competition for the No. 1 spot with sophomore John Daigneau appears to be on hold...
...switch modes from preacher to player in an instant—his music has more emotional range than Shakespeare’s First Folio. At one moment, he is a dirty-talking player: for example, “Girl, you look just like my cars, I wanna wax it. / And something like my bank account, I wanna spend it.” But blink an eyelid, and the R transforms into a spiritual guide. “I Believe I Can Fly,” it is safe to say, is one of the most uplifting ballads of our era?...