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...make the test harder, which it did," Brill says. "But the people like me--people who are strong in math and who do well on standardized tests to begin with--they only do better." If Brill is correct, it appears that the change in the LSATs does not necessarily allow the more able potential lawyers to excel, but rather merely extends the advantage enjoyed by those more proficient at math and at test-taking. Peter Liacouras, dean of Temple University's law school, told a Wall Street Journal reporter in February that the LSATs, even before the changes, failed...
...Rosovsky, clearly in his element, easily stymied the opposition. Undercutting student protests by accepting possible by-pass and pass/fail options, and sidestepping departmental jealousies by accepting an amendment that would allow some shifting of requirements between areas, the dean came up with a compromise plan that sailed through the Faculty on the final vote. The margin of victory was almost 3-1: Harvard's first major curricular change in 30 years had a clear mandate from the professors, if not necessarily the students...
...that some kind of bill passes, including White House and university lobbying. Joseph Oneck '62, associate director of domestic policy staff, said last week the administration's original bill contained no federal override clause. Now, he says, the administration may settle for a moderate federal override clause that would allow local government more say. "We take a pro-environmental stance," Oneck explained. "Cambridge seems to have worked out a liveable compromise, and we'd hate to override the work of the community," he added...
...accept legislation without strong federal override provisions. Michael F. Brewer, director of the government section of the Office of Government and Community Affairs, explained Harvard believes uniform national standards are necessary to protect researchers from excessive red tape caused by overlapping state and federal regulations. Such regulations would allow them to conduct research in any university they want, so they would not have to choose their university based on local regulations. Brewer also said the overlapping enforcement of federal and state guidelines creates bureaucratic chaos, and wastes valuable energies...
Another controversial NIH proposal is the issue of greater autonomy for local biohazards committees. NIH's new proposals would allow these groups to grant preliminary approval for research, allowing the researcher to begin his experiments, with a review by NIH to follow. Talbot said this provision would eliminate bureaucratic red tape and frustrating delays for scientists. Matthew S. Meselson, Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences, supported Talbot's contentions earlier this spring when he testified against a state bill that would have imposed more restrictions on research...