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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Studies have shown that SAT scores above a certain point bear little correlation to actual academic success in college. That is why colleges do not base their general admission policies solely on board scores. Class rank, more a function of the size and caliber of the student's high school than the student's aptitude, is only one small factor into the general admissions process...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Making the Grade | 9/29/1988 | See Source »

...foremost problem with NBC's actual coverage is its length. Expanding Olympic coverage to a record 179 hours, NBC has eliminated the The Today Show, The Tonight Show and Late Night with David Letterman from its lineup for two weeks, in addition to the entire prime time schedule and 4 to 5 p.m. daily. This is simply too much. No diehard Olympic fan could even dream of watching all this coverage. And once you've missed a little of the action, it becomes easier and easier to miss the whole show...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: Split-Screen Seoul Ache | 9/24/1988 | See Source »

...nice that people are respecting our program and that some of our players are getting recognition," Princeton Coach Steve Tosches said. "But [the attention] doesn't mean anything when the actual games start...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Watching, Waiting | 9/24/1988 | See Source »

...film. Although it may go too far in attributing Frank Capra-esque traits to baseball, the movie does attempt to present the sport the way it should be, as an integral part of American culture. When news of the scandal becomes public, Chicago is in shock. The possibility of actual players, the immortal heroes of the city, sacrificing their talent for a few quick bucks is unthinkable in the untarnished world of baseball. Yet Sayles succeeds in bringing his point across. Innocence will always tarnish, whether it be love, war or baseball...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Yes, It's So, Joe | 9/23/1988 | See Source »

Luckily, campaign chairman John Sasso is back to run the attack against the Bush strategy. He has already contacted some of his reporter buddies with actual footage of Bush at age twelve swigging, alas, a Coke and not a Pepsi. A gleeful Sasso located the clip with the help of Kitty Dukakis ally Senator Steve Symms from Idaho...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Choice of a Pop Generation | 9/21/1988 | See Source »

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