Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...increase, which comes on the heels of a 13 percent rise in the number of early action acceptances--to 1,186--will stiffen competition for space in Harvard Yard for next year...
After accounting for those deferred from the early action pool, over 16,000 students will now compete for less than 1,000 remaining slots...
...staff calls the recent drop in minority admissions an indication that non-affirmative action policies are "unfair." Quite the contrary. The radical drop instead reveals the absurd degree to which race had previously been a factor in admissions and thereby the extent to which non-minority applicants had been unjustly discriminated against...
Others skipped the bridge entirely. They drove to the 21st century on the ground below--driving to work, driving their kids to soccer practice, driving to Blockbuster to rent "Titanic," driving to Barnes and Noble to buy "A Civil Action" and "Cold Mountain." Every so often these people snuck a glance up at the bridge to nowhere; after all, the ugly, low-hanging structure (which they were paying for) cast a heinous shadow over their idyllic suburban landscapes, insulting their aesthetic sensibilities and corrupting their children. And it paid to look up occasionally, if only to make sure you weren...
Additionally, Ghazal teamed with freshman Fleur Broughton in doubles action and pulled out another match, giving the Crimson its only two victories in the meet...