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Word: optional (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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After exchanging punts, Harvard stood deep in its own territory. St. John sprinted left on an option but fumbled and put the Crimson back at its own five. The ensuing punt gave the Tigers the ball just over the midfield stripe at the Harvard...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Crimson Gridders Drop Fifth Straight | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

From there, Princeton's potent back-field of Ivy rushing leader Cris Crissy and Larry Van Pelt went to work. Crissy went off right tackle for 9 and wide left for 7. Tiger signalcaller Steve Reynolds moved the ball on an option to the 22 for a first and ten, but two runs by Crissy and an incomplete pass left Princeton with a fourth...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Crimson Gridders Drop Fifth Straight | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...next possession typified the Crimson day on offense. St. John had apparently loaded up his arm on the sidelines and from the Harvard 36 he faked the halfback option and threw over the middle to Al Altieri curling out of the backfield at the 45. Altieri bulled his way into Princeton territory at the 44 where the drive began to stall...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Crimson Gridders Drop Fifth Straight | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...well as the rise of "issues of financial aid and lost tuition income for the college." The Council shared his nervousness and asked financial aid and admissions officers to produce figures. But because they had no way of predicting how many students will actually take advantage of the option, the officers could not provide hard statistics. The financial aid office, which last year doled out $40,000 for study abroad, is not overly concerned about the possible drain on Harvard's resources. The Financial Aid Office now gives money for study abroad according to students' needs...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Forestalling the Exodus | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

...males' 34%). The women paid the price for being satisfied; they reported almost twice as much guilt as men. Spanier says that might prove one of two things: either women express their sexual needs better, or "they may tend to label relationships with greater intensity." Translation of option two: women may make too much out of a simple fling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Infidelity Poll | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

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