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Further, Buchanan may not be a popular powerhouse, but he is likely to be the only significant third-party candidate in the upcoming Presidential campaign. Now that the Democrats and Republicans have decided to nominate Tweetle-Dum and Tweetle-Dee, Buchanan is well-situated to adopt John S. McCain's message of campaign finance reform. It is a message that has demonstrated its broad appeal, and many who are less passionate about social issues may not care that it is now Buchanan who carries...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Pat Buchanan Comes to Town | 3/17/2000 | See Source »

Harvard Should Adopt Yale Blocking System...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters To The Editor | 3/14/2000 | See Source »

Although House masters agreed to adopt universal keycard access (UKA) before the College's winter recess, the system won't be fully operational until the end of spring break, administrators acknowledged Friday morning at a meeting of the Committee on House Life (COHL...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Keycard Access Will Finally Become Universal By April After Long-Awaited Technology Updates | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

...states. The brainchild of husband-and-wife researchers at Johns Hopkins University more than a decade ago, the program aims to get at-risk kids academically up to speed with 90 minutes of daily intensive reading. The founders specify that 80% of a school's teachers must vote to adopt the program by secret ballot. Once they do, Success for All micromanages everything down to telling teachers to write questions for the class on Post-it notes to themselves ("What do you think this word means?"). The specificity allows understaffed schools to use all faculty members, including art teachers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sticking To The Script | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

...substitutes who flow into the district each year, many of whom are asked to teach subjects for which they were not trained. "As a new teacher, I like it because it does all the brainstorming for you," says Estes. And proponents point to higher test scores in schools that adopt the scripted method. But critics charge that it saps teachers and students of creativity and spontaneity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sticking To The Script | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

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